19851122057899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Albuquerque, NM · November 22, 1985

Date: November 22, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Coronado
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N473FL
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN86LA030
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,174 total32 in this make and model10 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,forced landing in field. Spark plugs fouled from full rich mixture on previous flight.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF,FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. SPARK PLUGS FOULED FROM FULL RICH MIXTURE ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT.

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 DEN86LA030Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMAccording to the plt, the eng lost pwr shortly after takeoff, requiring the plt to make a forced landing. During the investigation, it was determined that the plt had flown into, and later attempted to depart from Albuquerque, NM, with the mixture full rich.…Nov 22, 1985 · Substantial damage