19890603014189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Fort Worth, TX · June 3, 1989

Date
June 3, 1989 · 19:19 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4906P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA108
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
319 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 left engine and control on takeoff. Rolled left and crashed. Had feathered good engine. Water rust in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE AND CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED LEFT AND CRASHED. HAD FEATHERED GOOD ENGINE. WATER RUST IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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