FTW75FPD39

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Ft Worth, TX · May 4, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1975
Place
Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N98282Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750504012319A
Case key
148407

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1170   75/5/4    FT WORTH,TX         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 198
        TIME - 2000                    N98282              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WORTH,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH STOCK TANK DAM. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N98282
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mangham

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.