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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Granbury, TX · December 1, 2004

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Date
December 1, 2004 · 14:20 local
Place
Granbury, TX
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7706P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05LA026
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries
0
N7706PRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2005 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2918 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 1, 2004, at approximately 1420 central standard time, a Piper PA-24-250 single-engine airplane, N7706P, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during takeoff and initial climb from the pecan plantation airport (0TX1), near Granbury, TX. The pilot privacy data omitted suffered serious injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight. The planned destination was sherman, Texas. N7706P departed runway 18 at the pecan plantation airport (0TX1) and started a left turn when the aircraft lost power and the pilot initiated a forced landing to an adjacent field located approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the airport withing a residential area. The airplane struck trees approximately 35 feet in height before impacting terrain. Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed that there was no visible fuel in the left main. All other tanks contained fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 1, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N7706P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1), NEAR GRANBURY, TX. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PLANNED DESTINATION WAS SHERMAN, TEXAS. N7706P DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT THE PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1) AND STARTED A LEFT TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO AN ADJACENT FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT WITHING A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET IN HEIGHT BEFORE IMPACTING TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL IN THE LEFT MAIN. ALL OTHER TANKS CONTAINED FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DFW05LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGranbury, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Dec 1, 2004 · Substantial damage