# Accident 20050917026839A: Piper PA46310P, Houston, TX, September 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2005, 21:24 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Ellington Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5867° N, 95.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5867&lon=-95.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69146-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050917026839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND HIS WIFE REPORTEDLY ARRIVED FROM AUSTIN, TX ABOUT 17:00 CDT AND MET WITH LOCAL FAMILY MEMBERS, PRESUMABLY TO HAVE DINNER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH 65 GALLONS OF 100 LOW LEAD FUEL AT SOUTHWEST SERVICES AT EFD. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF NORMALLY BUT THE ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET IN THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE END OF RWY 17R JUST BEYOND HIGHWAY 3 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STALLED AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE, JUST OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AND BURST INTO FLAMES. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. PILOT STATED LOSS OF POWER AND TEN SECONDS LATER HE STATED GOING DOWN.

## 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 DFW05FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA241), Sep 18, 2005: Piper PA-46-310P (N69146), Houston, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to maneuver back to the departure airport following a loss of engine power on initial climb. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power for…

## Other reports on N69146 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040627017059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627017059I), Jun 27, 2004: Piper PA46310P (N69146), Columbus, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While landing at Columbus, Texas (66R) on runway 15, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. Runway 15 is 4000 feet, 3800 feet usable. The…

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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