Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N1488T, Tuesday 27 February 2001

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Date:	Tuesday 27 February 2001
Time:	18:45 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1488T
MSN:	28R-7235303
Year of manufacture:	1972
Total airframe hrs:	4145 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Brenham, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Brenham, TX (11R)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The airplane took off on runway 16 and was climbing to traffic pattern altitude when the engine lost power. The pilot elected to land the airplane in a field south of the airport. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted two cows and a fence. Examination of the engine revealed that the throttle linkage was disconnected from the fuel injector body.

Probable Cause: the in-flight separation of the throttle linkage, which resulted in the loss of engine power.

Accident investigation: