# Accident 20150713013359A: Piper PA-30, Clifton, TX, July 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Airport: Clifton Municiple Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8172° N, 97.5694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8172&lon=-97.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7768Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768Y-2017-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,410 total, 3,796 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150713013359A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2015 AT APPROXIMATLEY 2150Z AIRCRAFT N7778Y, PA30 S/N 30-864 CRASHED ON LANDING AT K7F7, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE DURING CLIMB OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 CEN15LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA357), Jul 13, 2015: Piper PA 30 (N7768Y), Clifton, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during a precautionary landing following a total loss of power to one engine. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on…

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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