Piper PA-28-151 N43376

Summary

On 26 September 2003 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N43376, operated by King Flight Service, was involved in an accident near Beaumont, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 2003 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaumont, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Southeast Texas Regional Airpo (BPT)

Coordinates

29.9508, -94.0206

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N43376

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

King Flight Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaumont → Pearland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA232

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff initial climb, the pilot reported the "engine was running rough" and the pilot elected to execute a precautionary landing to a field near the airport. The 515-hour pilot stated that during landing, he "banked [the airplane] sharply to the left to avoid power lines." Subsequently, the left wing left wing impacted the ground and airplane came to rest upright, approximately one mile south of runway 34. Examination of the engine revealed the bottom sparkplugs contained fuel and both magnetos produced spark on all posts. Continuity was established throughout the engine, and thumb compression was noted on all four cylinders. The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.