# Accident 20220903016999A: Piper PA-28-140, Wadsworth, OH, September 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2022, 14:09 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0031° N, 81.7565° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0031&lon=-81.7565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5666U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5666U-2024-03-30) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220903016999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO AT WADSWORTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 3G3. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND. AT ABOUT 50 FEET IN ALTITUDE, THE  ENGINE LOST POWER AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA22LA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA401), Sep 3, 2022: Piper PA28 (N5666U), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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