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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Port Aransas, TX · July 5, 1985

Date
July 5, 1985 · 04:45 local
Place
Port Aransas, TX
Airport
Mustang Beach
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7589R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA274
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
403 total58 in this make and model35 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.

Engine lost power after liftoff. Landed in tidal area. Large amount of water drained from tanks on preflight.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED IN TIDAL AREA. LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER DRAINED FROM TANKS ON PREFLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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