Accident Piper J5A N35280, Friday 21 October 1983

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Date:	Friday 21 October 1983
Time:	23:30 LT
Type:	Piper J5A
Owner/operator:	Buck & Emmy Lou Enterprises
Registration:	N35280
MSN:	5-598
Year of manufacture:	1941
Total airframe hrs:	1370 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Arlington, TN - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Memphis, TN (M0I)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ACCORDING TO BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE ENG LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A FENCE & METAL POLE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT, A FEMALE PLT, WHO CLAIMED TO BE THE PLT-IN-COMMAND, SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 71 & 68 DEG. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING WAS PROBABLE AT GLIDE POWER & VISIBLE ICING WAS PROBABLE AT RATED POWER. THE FRONT SEAT PLT HAD HAD HIS PLT'S CERTIFICATE REVOKED.

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