- Date
- July 5, 1984, 09:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Georgetown, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25466Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840705029959A
- Case key
- 21134
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Analysis
The acft crashed into trees during takeoff following a reported loss of power. The engine by observation was running at impact. Investigation showed a worn magneto and fouled spark plugs; #3 bottom plug was coated with unburned oil and foreign matter. The acft was stalled into the trees by the CFI to avoid electrical wires & oncoming traffic. The eng reportedly started to run again during descent but failed a 2nd time before impact. No fuel was found in the intact fuel lines beyond the eng driven fuel pump. During testing the worn mag performed within specs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25466
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Plane Thing Inc
- Departed
- T04 · Georgetown, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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