ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365909
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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1990 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4347H |
| MSN: | 28-8416063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2657 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marshfield, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE LOST PARTIAL ENGINE POWER RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMB. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. POST-CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.
Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA038
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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