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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Healy, AK · July 28, 1983

Date
July 28, 1983 · 20:30 local
Place
Healy, AK
Airport
Healy
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8553W
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FA135
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
558 total225 in this make and model252 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine quit on takeoff climb. Stalled and crashed in a river. No engine defects. Possible carburator

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STALLED AND CRASHED IN A RIVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE CARBURATOR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.