Piper PA-38-112 N25466

Summary

On 5 July 1984 at about 14:40 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N25466, operated by Plane Thing Inc, was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1984 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.6409, -97.6804

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N25466

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Plane Thing Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

FTW84FA300

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE BY OBSERVATION WAS RUNNING AT IMPACT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED A WORN MAGNETO AND FOULED SPARK PLUGS; #3 BOTTOM PLUG WAS COATED WITH UNBURNED OIL AND FOREIGN MATTER. THE ACFT WAS STALLED INTO THE TREES BY THE CFI TO AVOID ELECTRICAL WIRES & ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENG REPORTEDLY STARTED TO RUN AGAIN DURING DESCENT BUT FAILED A 2ND TIME BEFORE IMPACT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE INTACT FUEL LINES BEYOND THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. DURING TESTING THE WORN MAG PERFORMED WITHIN SPECS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.