What happened
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Aircraft lost engine during climb and made an emergency landing, during the landing aircraft struck a house. (.19) on December 4, 1996, at 1815 eastern standard time (EST), a Piper PA-28-180, N142AV, registered to New Hudson aviation, inc., of New Hudson, Michigan, received substantial damage after impacting a house during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power on initial climb out. The private pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed New Hudson Airport, New Hudson, Michigan, at 1815 EST, with the intended destination of pontiac, Michigan. (.4) after taking off at night, the engine lost total power without warning at approximately 300 to 400 feet. The pilot checked the fuel, carburetor heat, and fuel pump without success of a restart. He turned about 270 degrees before maneuvering to avoid a house. The airplane struck a tree and part of an attached garage. Examination of the engine and aircraft systems did not reveal any discrepancies. The airplane had 2.4 hours of flight time, since the last annual inspection. The temperature a ND dew point were 32 and 20 degrees. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive for carburetor icing, but carburetor icing was not verified. (-23) engine lost power shortly after takeoff from New Hudson Airport, MI (Y45), and crashed in a residential area with slight damage to house. Left wing contacted a tree and was sheared off along with the left stabilizer. Right wing had midwing chordwise wrinkle.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE DURING CLIMB AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, DURING THE LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HOUSE. (.19) ON DECEMBER 4, 1996, AT 1815 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A PIPER PA-28-180, N142AV, REGISTERED TO NEW HUDSON AVIATION, INC., OF NEW HUDSON, MICHIGAN, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING A HOUSE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NEW HUDSON AIRPORT, NEW HUDSON, MICHIGAN, AT 1815 EST, WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. (.4) AFTER TAKING OFF AT NIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL, CARBURETOR HEAT, AND FUEL PUMP WITHOUT SUCCESS OF A RESTART. HE TURNED ABOUT 270 DEGREES BEFORE MANEUVERING TO AVOID A HOUSE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND PART OF AN ATTACHED GARAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES. THE AIRPLANE HAD 2.4 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE TEMPERATURE A ND DEW POINT WERE 32 AND 20 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, BUT CARBURETOR ICING WAS NOT VERIFIED. (-23) ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NEW HUDSON AIRPORT, MI (Y45), AND CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HOUSE. LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND WAS SHEARED OFF ALONG WITH THE LEFT STABILIZER. RIGHT WING HAD MIDWING CHORDWISE WRINKLE.
NTSB investigation
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