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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA28 · Elberton, GA · July 15, 1987

Date
July 15, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place
Elberton, GA
Airport
Elbert County-Patz Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5502F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA212
Reported as
Piper STCPA28
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine power on climb to cruise. Returned to field. Crashed short of runway in a swampy area. Water in carb bowl

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. RETURNED TO FIELD.CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A SWAMPY AREA.WATER IN CARB BOWL

NTSB investigation

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