Piper PA-22-150 N3524P
21 February 1988 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 1988 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3524P, operated by E. Hart, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7492, -97.3307
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150
- Registration
- N3524P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- E. Hart
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Weatherford → Roanoke
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88LA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 FLT WAS CRUISING AT 2,000 FT MSL WHEN THE ENG LOST PWR. THE STUDENT PLT CHANGED FUEL TANKS AND THE ENGINE REGAINED PWR FOR ABOUT 20 SEC THEN AGAIN LOST PWR. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT, WHICH WAS MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL, RUBBED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CARB BOWL AND FUEL TO THE ENG WAS CUT OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | O. Eugene Lejeune | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Stanley, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-22-108 | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Freeburg, Missouri, United States | Jerry A. Tierman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Muncie, Indiana, United States | Jones, Buddie L. SR | Minor injuries | - |
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