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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J4A · Granite Sholas, TX · June 30, 1994

Date
June 30, 1994 · 12:20 local
Place
Granite Sholas, TX
Airport
Granite Shoals Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30342
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA215
Reported as
Piper J4A
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,780 total1 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Changed cylinders prior test flight lost power on takeoff. Landed on street. Struck tree. Unlocked fuel primer.

As the FAA filed it

CHANGED CYLINDERS PRIOR TEST FLIGHT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON STREET. STRUCK TREE. UNLOCKED FUEL PRIMER.

NTSB investigation

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