- Date
- July 24, 1988, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Smoketown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N33743Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880724027689A
- Case key
- 36191
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the eng lost power at about 300 ft AGL after takeoff. A forced landing was made in a corn field. During the landing roll the aircraft nosed over. The wreckage was examined after the accident and water was discovered in the fuel system. The gascolator was full of water and the left fuel tank, which was the tank selected, contained 12 oz of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33743
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525232
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael L. Kuhn
- Registered owner
- Kuhn, Michael L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 37PA
- Destination
- 37PA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 110 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N33743 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.