# Accident 20030425015129A: Piper PA28151, Rogersville, TN, April 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2003, 17:20 local time
- Place: Rogersville, TN
- Airport: Hawkins County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4575° N, 82.8850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4575&lon=-82.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43266-2003-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030425015129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 400 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN A SHORT WET PASTURE FIELD. HIT TREES AT THE END, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURY, ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, PENDING.

## 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 ATL03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA085), Apr 25, 2003: Piper PA-28-151 (N43266), Rogersville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rupture of the carburetor float, which resulted in the loss of engine power and subsequent on ground collision with trees.

## Other reports on N43266 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830409040359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409040359I), Apr 9, 1983: Piper PA28* (N43266), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Right wing struck a barricade while taxiing. Tower had advised airport operator barricade was too close to taxiway.

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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