19860206002269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200 · Bismarck, ND · February 6, 1986

Date
February 6, 1986 · 11:37 local
Place
Bismarck, ND
Airport
Bismarck Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55654
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA075
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total124 in this make and model6 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.

Pilot lost control of aircraft when the left engine failed on climbout. Contaminated fuel in use. Injectors fouled.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CONTAMINATED FUEL IN USE. INJECTORS FOULED.

NTSB investigation

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