# Accident 19970811046939A: Piper PA28140, Trenton, TN, August 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Trenton, TN
- Airport: Gibson County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9100° N, 88.7496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9100&lon=-88.7496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7294F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7294F-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811046939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/11/97 MR. STEPHEN ALDRED CFI, PIC TOOK OFF FROM GIBSON CO. AIRPORT IN AIRCRAFT N7294F WITH MR. JOHN POWERS, STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FT.THE ENGINE RPM HAD DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1700-1900 RPM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO TREES 1,000 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA116), Aug 11, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N7294F), Milan, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of partial engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the favorable atmospheric conditions for carburetor icing.

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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