ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19630
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Date: | Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
Time: | 19:57 |
Type: | Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N303TE |
MSN: | 32-40429 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Telephone Road and Almeda Genoa, 1.2 miles from Hobby Airport, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Port Lavaca, TX (PKV) |
Destination airport: | Houston, TX (HOU) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that the engine lost power abruptly, as if someone had flipped a switch. He attempted to restart the engine and executed a forced landing in a plowed field, just short of the runway threshold, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The engine was examined and test run without issues or anomalies. An examination of the remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN08LA082 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-May-2008 06:50 |
Fusko |
Added |
07-Jun-2008 23:30 |
Fusko |
Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:14 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Dec-2016 19:20 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
03-Dec-2017 10:45 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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