- Date
- July 10, 1983, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Manvel, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N91306Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830710030139A
- Case key
- 20968
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The acft had a reported loss of power during takeoff at about 200 ft. the flt instructor (CFI) then turned aprx 30 deg right to avoid trees & landed on rough terrain along a pipe line right-of-way. An exam of the acft & eng revealed no reason for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91306
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0156
- Airframe hours
- 831
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D.E. Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- T41 · Wolfe, runway 20, 3,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 831 total · 74 in this make and model · 630 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.