ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355290
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Date: | Saturday 6 September 1997 |
Time: | 18:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-22 |
Owner/operator: | Gill Farms, Inc. |
Registration: | N9228D |
MSN: | 22-6288 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Total airframe hrs: | 11053 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Shields, KS -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Dighton, KS (K65) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that during the takeoff initial climb from a farm field, at an altitude of 150 to 200 feet agl, a loss of engine power occurred. He landed the airplane straight ahead in a sunflower field. The airplane rolled about 55 feet prior to the nose gear collapsing and the airplane nosing over. The last annual on the airplane was in 1989. The accident occurred during a ferry flight. The airplane had been started and allowed to run periodically over the last several years. The pilot and two mechanics worked on the airplane for about six hours prior to the accident flight during which time the fuel tanks were flushed and fresh fuel was added.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power from undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI97LA286 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA286
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