What happened
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(-16) Pilot doing touch and goes. Take off, aircraft reached approximately four hundred feet (400 ft) altitude, engine lost power and stopped. Pilot accomplished left bank and attempted a landing on highway. Left wing struck tree causing wing to shear approximately four feet (4 ft.) from point of impact to left wing tip. Aircraft rolled and struck ground approximately one hundred twenty-five feet (125 ft.) from impact of tree inverted. Lycoming engine corp. will investigate cause of engine failure. 11/16/95 - Textron Lycoming inspection of 0320 engine showed no internal or component failure. Waiting report from Textron Lycoming. It was noted the lack of fuel in system.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) PILOT DOING TOUCH AND GOES. TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED FEET (400 FT) ALTITUDE, ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED LEFT BANK AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON HIGHWAY. LEFT WING STRUCK TREE CAUSING WING TO SHEAR APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET (4 FT.) FROM POINT OF IMPACT TO LEFT WING TIP. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND STRUCK GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE FEET (125 FT.) FROM IMPACT OF TREE INVERTED. LYCOMING ENGINE CORP. WILL INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. 11/16/95 - TEXTRON LYCOMING INSPECTION OF 0320 ENGINE SHOWED NO INTERNAL OR COMPONENT FAILURE. WAITING REPORT FROM TEXTRON LYCOMING. IT WAS NOTED THE LACK OF FUEL IN SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.