# Accident 20251024017119A: Piper PA-28-140, Somerville, TN, October 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2025, 17:30 local time
- Place: Somerville, TN
- Airport: Fayette County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2152° N, 89.3947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2152&lon=-89.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3905F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3905F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251024017119A

## Narrative

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

SOMERVILLE, TN (FYE): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ P28A, WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GOES, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN, STRUCK TREES AND LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 1. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NORTH OF RUNWAY 1 AGAINST A PERIMETER FENCE. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 10/24/2025 2330Z

PILOT TOOK OFF ON HIS 4TH TOUCH AND GO, AT AROUND 600 FEET, HEARD POPPING SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT.

DID NOT HAVE THE ALTITUDE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. SAT THE AIRPLANE DOWN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE AIRFIELD, NEAR THE AIRPORT FENCE LINE. LEFT WING HIT AND TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO THE FENCE. LEFT WING WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF, NOSE GEAR DAMAGED, SPINNER FLATTENED, RIGHT WING DAMAGED, FUSELAGE DAMAGED.

MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS SHOWED ANNUAL COMPLETED ON 09/15/2025.

GASCOLATOR CHECKED, SHOWED CLEAN, UN-CONTAMINATED FUEL. OIL CHECKED, SHOWED 6 QUARTS OF FRESH OIL. PROPELLER HAND TURNED, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF BINDING.

INSPECTORS FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACCOMPANIED AN INSPECTOR FROM THE NTSB AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN WITHOUT ISSUE. CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO AVSTAR IN JUPITER, FL WITH A TEST DATE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3, 2025.

AT THIS POINT THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER IS INCONCLUSIVE.

## 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 ERA26LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA024), Oct 24, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N3905F), Somerville, TN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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