# Accident 20161123018739A: Piper PA-28-140, Columbus, GA, November 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2016, 18:03 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4978° N, 84.9714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4978&lon=-84.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41565-2017-12-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,098 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161123018739A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE TOWER WAS ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND WITH THE STALL LIGHT FLICKERING A DECISION WAS MADE TO FLY INTO THE TREES AHEAD. THE CREW BRACED FOR IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE AIRCRACT CAME TO REST IN A NEARLY VERTICAL POSITION IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BOTH CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. AT THE SITE OF THE ACCIDENT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WASHED THE FUEL AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IIC ARRIVED. LEFT FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE WHEN LOCKED. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR AND SCREEN REVEALED FUEL WAS PRESENT AND UNCONTAMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PUMPED FUEL.

## 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 ERA17LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA057), Nov 23, 2016: Piper PA28 (N41565), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any anomalies that would…

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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