Piper PA-28-161 N381AS

Summary

On 15 September 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N381AS, operated by DGV Holdings, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 September 2000 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Deer Valley (DVT)

Coordinates

33.6800, -112.0903

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N381AS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DGV Holdings

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA336

Nobody was injured.

Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for a straight ahead landing during the takeoff initial climb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane struck the airport perimeter fence and came to rest inverted after initiating a turn back to the runway for an emergency landing due to a loss of engine power. No discrepancies were found during the preflight inspection or the startup, run-up, or pretakeoff procedures. During the initial climb out the engine began to sputter. The CFI took control of the airplane and verified that the fuel pump was on, throttle was full forward, and the mixture was rich. The engine sputtered again and he noted that the fuel pressure gage was indicating zero. During the turn back to the runway the airplane lost altitude. A post crash engine inspection and run-up were conducted. No discrepancies were noted with the visual inspection of the engine. A remote fuel source was attached to the fuel line on the left wing to facilitate an engine run-up. The electric fuel pump was engaged and fuel pressure was observed on the fuel pressure gage. No visible fuel leaks were observed on the engine. The engine was started per manufacturer's checklist and a warm up period was initiated. After the warm up period the throttle was advanced to full power with no discrepancies noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.