# Accident 19960419007909A: Piper PA22135, Leipsic, DE, April 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1996
- Place: Leipsic, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.1492° N, 75.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1492&lon=-75.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3506A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3506A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960419007909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT POWERLINES AND CRASHED INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA064), Apr 19, 1996: Piper PA-22-135 (N3506A), Dover, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the overhaul maintenance personnel's improper major overhaul procedure (improper torque on the engine block center through bolts), which resulted in an in flight loss of engine power. A related…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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