# Accident 19980801028389A: Piper PA20, Andover, KS, August 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1998, 19:15 local time
- Place: Andover, KS
- Airport: Brady Pippin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6906° N, 97.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6906&lon=-97.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127X-2000-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801028389A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 60 TO 70 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY A 'RAPID DESCENT' INTO A LINE OF TREES AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A LARGE CEDAR TREE AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 15 TO 18 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.                                                        (-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT LOWERED NOSE AND STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.   FUEL EXHAUSTION/STARVATION HAS BEEN RULED OUT.  INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS.

## 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 CHI98LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA294), Aug 2, 1998: Piper 20 (N127X), Andover, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident were the trees which the airplane contacted and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred.

## Other reports on N127X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920731032379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731032379I), Jul 31, 1992: Piper PA20 (N127X), Joplin, MO. Oil on windshield. Loss of oil pressure. Forced landing in field. Found a broken NR4 connecting rod.

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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