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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Burwell, NE · September 21, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1980
Place
Burwell, NE · BURWELL, NE
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7414WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800921042649A
Case key
128441

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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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3-2647  80/9/21    BURWELL,NE          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 263
        TIME - 1710                    N7414W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURWELL,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7414W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cram

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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.