# Accident 20050804020619A: Piper PA60601P, Sinton, TX, August 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2005, 08:19 local time
- Place: Sinton, TX
- Airport: San Patricio County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0431° N, 97.5483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0431&lon=-97.5483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15BA-2007-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050804020619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2005, N15BA DEPARTED SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AIRPORT, SINTON, TX ON A TEST FLIGHT AFTER AIRCRAFT REPAIRS. UPON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REALIZED THAT NEITHER ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER. AFTER REALIZING THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK OFF, N15BA WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, AND RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS AND ARMS. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 DFW05CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA201), Aug 4, 2005: Smith Aerostar 601P (N15BA), Sinton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff and the subsequent loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the attempted operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in…

## Other reports on N15BA (1)

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

- [Incident 20000325017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000325017719I), Mar 25, 2000: Piper PA60601P (N15BA), Sinton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23)On March 25, 2000, at approximately 1007 local time, an Aerostar 601P, N15BA, made an off airport landing approximately 6 miles east of the Sinton, Texas…

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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