20131116025749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · San Antonio, TX · November 16, 2013

Date
November 16, 2013 · 10:46 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Stinson
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N57DB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA058
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
584 total88 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft lost power on takeoff from runway 14. Pilot called tower to return to the airport but crashed approximately 200 yards from end of runway onto an embankment. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 14. PILOT CALLED TOWER TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM END OF RUNWAY ONTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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