19850113021619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Kent, WA · January 13, 1985

Date
January 13, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Kent, WA
Airport
Crest
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N679FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA043
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
224 total224 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Hit trees, wires, ground after takeoff. Engine rough, black smoke from exhaust. Over rich mixture, cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

HIT TREES, WIRES, GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE ROUGH, BLACK SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. OVER RICH MIXTURE, CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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