19851004049029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-375 · Pahokee, FL · October 4, 1985

Date
October 4, 1985 · 08:50 local
Place
Pahokee, FL
Airport
Hickory Nut Farm Ag Strip
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2443X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA002
Reported as
Piper PA36375
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720D1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total3,000 in this make and model300 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 power loss on takeoff. Wing hit cane on landing, swerved into ditch. Engine shipped to an unknown facility.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. WING HIT CANE ON LANDING, SWERVED INTO DITCH. ENGINE SHIPPED TO AN UNKNOWN FACILITY.

NTSB investigation

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