# Accident 20240608010869A: Piper PA-28-235, Zephyrhills, FL, June 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15363, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15363) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608010869A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER PA 28-235, SERIAL 28-7310039 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY NUMBER 23 AT ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ZEPHYRHILLS,FL (KZPH). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INTIAL CLIMB. THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY, OVERSHOT AND LANDED ON THE GRASS SOUTHWEST OF THE FIELD BETWEEN THE END OF RUNWAY AND ALSTON AVENUE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 550 FEET AND IMPACTED THE AIPORT PERIMETER FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME,PROPELLER, WING LEADING EDGES AND EMPENNAGE. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ONBOARD, THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A CFI. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA24LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA257), Jun 8, 2024: Piper PA28 (N15363), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel contamination that resulted from corrosion and loose corrosion debris in the carburetor, which restricted fuel flow to the engine.

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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