Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N4465T, Thursday 17 March 1994

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Date:	Thursday 17 March 1994
Time:	03:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	R.b. Stouffer Inc.
Registration:	N4465T
MSN:	28R-7235063
Year of manufacture:	1972
Total airframe hrs:	3827 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hagerstown, MD - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Louisville, KY (KLOU)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
According to the pilot, the engine partially lost power during final approach to runway 27 at HGR. The loss of power occurred just after he adjusted the propeller and mixture control. He did a forced landing and tried to land on runway 2, which was the nearest runway, but was unable to reach it. The airplane struck a house and then collided with the ground. Post accident examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of mechanical malfunction.

Probable Cause: The loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.

Accident investigation: