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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Portland, TN · August 24, 1985

Date
August 24, 1985 · 12:45 local
Place
Portland, TN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7369Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA257
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total200 in this make and model120 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.

Lost partial power on left engine shortly after liftoff. Drifted off left side of runway into a ravine.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON LEFT ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. DRIFTED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE.

NTSB investigation

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