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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Groveland, FL · September 26, 1988

Date
September 26, 1988 · 13:23 local
Place
Groveland, FL
Airport
Klinger Aero Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4365D
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA274
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total300 in this make and model120 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 quit on climbout. Crashed into trees off end of runway. Gascolator seal was leaking allowed an air leak.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. GASCOLATOR SEAL WAS LEAKING ALLOWED AN AIR LEAK.

NTSB investigation

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