19870809043889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Falmouth, KY · August 9, 1987

Date
August 9, 1987 · 14:30 local
Place
Falmouth, KY
Airport
Gene Snyder
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15468
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87DLQ04
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
99 total43 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 throttle cable broke on climbout causing power loss. Struck trees and rocky ground on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE ON CLIMBOUT CAUSING POWER LOSS. STRUCK TREES AND ROCKY GROUND ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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