What happened
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Acft took off, cleared a perimeter fence, lost altitude, crashed in a field, and struck a tree. (-23)on August 21, 1999, at 1055 a Piper PA-28-180, registration number N8981J, part owned by kenneth olson crahsed after takeoff at Parker County Airport during a part 91 flight. VFR flight conditionsprevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was damaged substantially. The pilot had minor injuries, and the passenger's injuries were serious. The pilot holds an airplane single engine land/private certificate number 366622636. The flight originated at Parker County Airport on August 21, 1999 at 1050. The pilot stated that the engine ran rough during the run-up and that he leaned the mixture and took-off. The pilot further stated that during the climb, there was a substantial loss of power and the aircraft subsequently stalled.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TOOK OFF, CLEARED A PERIMETER FENCE, LOST ALTITUDE, CRASHED IN A FIELD, AND STRUCK A TREE. (-23)ON AUGUST 21, 1999, AT 1055 A PIPER PA-28-180, REGISTRATION NUMBER N8981J, PART OWNED BY KENNETH OLSON CRAHSED AFTER TAKEOFF AT PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT DURING A PART 91 FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONSPREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND/PRIVATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 366622636. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PARKER COUNTY AIRPORT ON AUGUST 21, 1999 AT 1050. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING THE RUN-UP AND THAT HE LEANED THE MIXTURE AND TOOK-OFF. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE CLIMB, THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED.
NTSB investigation
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