19911004045139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Sanford, NC · October 4, 1991

Date
October 4, 1991 · 14:40 local
Place
Sanford, NC
Airport
Sanford-Lee County Brick Field
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8839P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL92LA002
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total610 in this make and model20 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 lost power on climbout. Crashed into trees. No defects except clogged injector and fuel selector o ring.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO DEFECTS EXCEPT CLOGGED INJECTOR AND FUEL SELECTOR O RING.

NTSB investigation

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