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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gasport, NY · July 2, 1989

Date
July 2, 1989 · 10:40 local
Place
Gasport, NY
Airport
Royalton Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5266T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA155
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
776 total566 in this make and model11 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 failed on takeoff climb. Landed in trees in residential area. Large amounts of water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN TREES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER 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.