19970918027199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Danbury, CT · September 18, 1997

Date
September 18, 1997 · 05:35 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3102R
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA120
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,745 total

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What happened

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Reported engine out on IFR departure. Hit trees. No engine problem. Over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE OUT ON IFR DEPARTURE. HIT TREES. NO ENGINE PROBLEM. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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