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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Taunton, MA · March 2, 1985

Date: March 2, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place: Taunton, MA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4416X
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC85LA032
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 690 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4416XRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-44 Airframe modelPiper PA-12

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What happened

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

Landed in trees after power loss. Undetermined cause.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN TREES AFTER POWER LOSS. UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC85LA032Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaunton, MAWhile approaching about 6 mi from the arpt, the eng lost power & the acft began descending toward a pond. There was a surge of power, but power was lost again. The plt stated that he brought the nose up above the trees to 'mush' the plane in rather than go…Mar 2, 1985 · Substantial damage