What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft idle 2 yrs on a ferry flight. Lost right engine and part power left on climbout. Fuel filters clogged. (-23) on nov. 01, 1997 at 11:19 am central standard time, a Piper PA-23-250 airplane, N40201, took off from Galveston Scholes, field, Galveston, TX on a ferry flight to Colorado springs, CO. The pilot told the federal aviation administration inspector that the right engine failed on takeoff and while returning to the field the second engine failed. He was unable to make the field and landed the aircraft near a golf course. No injuries ot the pilot. During the accident sequence, both engines caught fire when the aircraft hit the ground, both propellers were bent, and the elevators were destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT IDLE 2 YRS ON A FERRY FLIGHT. LOST RIGHT ENGINE AND PART POWER LEFT ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL FILTERS CLOGGED. (-23) ON NOV. 01, 1997 AT 11:19 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250 AIRPLANE, N40201, TOOK OFF FROM GALVESTON SCHOLES, FIELD, GALVESTON, TX ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. THE PILOT TOLD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND WHILE RETURNING TO THE FIELD THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NEAR A GOLF COURSE. NO INJURIES OT THE PILOT. DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, BOTH ENGINES CAUGHT FIRE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, BOTH PROPELLERS WERE BENT, AND THE ELEVATORS WERE DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.