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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Manteo, NC · July 26, 1991

Date
July 26, 1991 · 06:15 local
Place
Manteo, NC
Airport
Dare County Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54746
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91FA142
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost left engine on takeoff. Lost control,impacted trees. Flaps full down. Left prop feathered and gear was down.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL,IMPACTED TREES. FLAPS FULL DOWN. LEFT PROP FEATHERED AND GEAR WAS DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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