ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363201
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1992 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Cobb Aircraft |
| Registration: | N8747P |
| MSN: | 24-200 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1643 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hot Springs, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KHOT) |
| (KHOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A DAYLIGHT DEPARTURE THE AIRPLANE LOST PARTIAL POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE HAD REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET AGL WHEN THE POWER WAS LOST. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THE TERRAIN BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS UNSUITABLE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND RETURN TO AN AVAILABLE RUNWAY. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE CHOSEN RUNWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA198
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 14:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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