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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · West Palm Beach, FL · August 11, 1997

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Date
August 11, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8213P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL97FA118
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
856 total
N8213PRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3466 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Possible engine out on takeoff. Stalled turning back. Impact near vertical. Fire precluded cause of power loss. (-23) student was taking instruction. The aircraft was observed doing a touch and go. At about 250' AGL there was an engine stoppage. Witness indicated the aircraft banked steeply to the left and collided with the ground in a near vertical position. A post impact fire destroyed the aircraft. All three occupants received fatal impact injuries.

As the FAA filed it

POSSIBLE ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TURNING BACK. IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. FIRE PRECLUDED CAUSE OF POWER LOSS. (-23) STUDENT WAS TAKING INSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING A TOUCH AND GO. AT ABOUT 250' AGL THERE WAS AN ENGINE STOPPAGE. WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT BANKED STEEPLY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL IMPACT INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL97FA118Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPalm Bch Garden, FLloss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.Aug 11, 1997 · Destroyed