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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Atwater, CA · August 28, 1992

Date
August 28, 1992 · 17:15 local
Place
Atwater, CA
Airport
Atwater Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7250F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA369
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
870 total150 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost partial power on climbout. Tried to land downwind. Overshot striking two fences. Cause power loss unknown.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND. OVERSHOT STRIKING TWO FENCES. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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