19911117052059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Greeley, CO · November 17, 1991

Date
November 17, 1991 · 17:05 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9811C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN92LA008
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total10 in this make and model86 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. Landed in soft field and nosed over. Carb heat cable kinked and loose. Heat half on.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD AND NOSED OVER. CARB HEAT CABLE KINKED AND LOOSE. HEAT HALF ON.

NTSB investigation

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