19881204052469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Carlsbad, CA · December 4, 1988

Date
December 4, 1988 · 16:10 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Mcclellan-Palomar
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N706FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA060
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total10 in this make and model

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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 takeoff. Aircraft collided with ground on forced landing. Fuel selector halfway between tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND ON FORCED LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR HALFWAY BETWEEN TANKS.

NTSB investigation

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