- Date
- June 8, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Keller, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24220Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850608023409A
- Case key
- 21768
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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
Fuel system,filter - leakCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustion
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft collided with a tree during a forced landing roll following a loss of power on initial takeoff climb. The plt reported a leak was found in the gascolator after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24220
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-791AA03
- Airframe hours
- 922
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Truitt D. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984
- Departed
- 4TX2 · Keller, TX
- Airport
- 4TX · Stagecoach Hills, runway 17, 2,800 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 498 total · 11 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.