# NTSB FTW85LA248: Piper PA-38-112, N24220, Keller, TX, June 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Keller, TX
- Coordinates: 32.99979, -97.229957 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9998&lon=-97.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA248
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21768/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA248

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,filter - leak (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-791AA03
- Airframe hours: 922
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850608023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023409A), Jun 8, 1985: Piper PA38112, Keller, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after liftoff. Wing struck tree during landing. Gascolator found to be leaking.

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.

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