19880327008689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Torrance, CA · March 27, 1988

Date
March 27, 1988 · 05:55 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26022
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA135
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total200 in this make and model50 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 sputtered and quit on takeoff. Turned back but hit trees. No defects found. Conditions good for carb icing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT ON TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK BUT HIT TREES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICING.

NTSB investigation

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