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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Byfield, MA · September 11, 1993

Date
September 11, 1993 · 13:10 local
Place
Byfield, MA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4898T
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO93LA171
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,119 total1,059 in this make and model29 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.

Lost power to idle on climbout. Struck a chimney and fell into trees. Witness heard engine misfire. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER TO IDLE ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A CHIMNEY AND FELL INTO TREES. WITNESS HEARD ENGINE MISFIRE. CAUSE 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.