# Accident 20250306003869A: Piper PA-28-140, Pearland, TX, March 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5043° N, 95.2310° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5043&lon=-95.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54479, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54479) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250306003869A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF FROM AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER FOR REASONS UNKNOW THE PILOT DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OPEN FIELD ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEBRIS ON THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN.

## 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 CEN25LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA111), Mar 6, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N54479), Pearland, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N54479 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250306021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250306021269A), Mar 6, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N54479), Pearland, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft took off from Pearland airport and immediately started to lose power the pilot controlled the aircraft to find an open field where they crash landed.…

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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