# Accident 20131116025749A: Piper PA-28-140, San Antonio, TX, November 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2013, 10:46 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3328° N, 98.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3328&lon=-98.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57DB-2015-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 88 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131116025749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA058), Nov 16, 2013: Piper PA 28-140 (N57DB), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power after departure due to the collapse of the carburetor air inlet duct, which restricted the airflow to the engine. Contributing to the accident was the overdue annual…

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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