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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Fairhope, AL · July 30, 2019

Date: July 30, 2019 · 15:30 local
Place: Fairhope, AL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 9LIS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6754J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA265
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,030 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N6754JRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24477 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After approximately 1 hour of flying and 4th touch and go, the aircraft engine lost power on climb out at approximately 300 ft AGL. Loss of power and heavy engine vibration was reported. Cfi/pic verified fuel and initiated an emergency, off-field landing into a cornfield. Touching down approximately 2 miles south of sonny callahan airport in Fairhope, AL.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR OF FLYING AND 4TH TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT AGL. LOSS OF POWER AND HEAVY ENGINE VIBRATION WAS REPORTED. CFI/PIC VERIFIED FUEL AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY, OFF-FIELD LANDING INTO A CORNFIELD. TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF SONNY CALLAHAN AIRPORT IN FAIRHOPE, AL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN19LA265Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFairhope, ALFailure of the No. 3 exhaust valve and the subsequent loss of engine power due to engine operation with an excessively lean fuel mixture over a period of time.Jul 30, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6754J · 1

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

Incident 20100523045049ILanding: Touchdown · Cedar Key, FLOn a local flight into the Cedar Key area, approaching final to runway 23, during landing the pilot states he applied the brakes in which appeared to have failed, he then exerted more pressure with no result. He also stated that the plane then rolled slowly…May 23, 2010 · Minor damage