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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Hilliard, FL · July 6, 1989

Date
July 6, 1989 · 15:05 local
Place
Hilliard, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9473N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA185
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,207 total1,322 in this make and model4 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 takeoff,crashed into trees. Water in fuel and evidence pilot leaned mixture instead of prop reduction

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF,CRASHED INTO TREES.WATER IN FUEL AND EVIDENCE PILOT LEANED MIXTURE INSTEAD OF PROP REDUCTION

NTSB investigation

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