19950609018129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Sarasota, FL · June 9, 1995

Date
June 9, 1995 · 07:32 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Hidden River Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N949BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA148
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,790 total15 in this make and model25 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 both engines. Cleared fence, ditch and trees. Settled open field. Ran into trees. Water, dirt in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES. CLEARED FENCE, DITCH AND TREES. SETTLED OPEN FIELD. RAN INTO TREES. WATER, DIRT IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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