Piper PA28 N2804T
15 August 2017 · Canton, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 2017 at about 20:35 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N2804T was involved in an accident near Canton, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canton, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cherokee County (CNI)
- Coordinates
- 34.3122, -84.4222
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N2804T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canton → Canton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA17LA277
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel's failure to ensure the proper throttle linkage travel clearance after the installation of an exhaust system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, during the takeoff roll, he noted that the airplane felt "sluggish." After checking all systems, he and the student pilot continued the takeoff. The flight instructor noted that, after climbing to 200 ft, the airspeed began to decrease while the engine continued to produce power. The flight instructor performed an emergency landing in a wooded area, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. An examination of the airplane revealed that the carburetor throttle linkage was striking against the exhaust shield, which prevented the carburetor throttle linkage from its full movement at full throttle. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that a new exhaust system was recently installed on the engine. It is likely that maintenance personnel failed to ensure that the throttle linkage was properly adjusted, which prevented the throttle from opening fully and resulted in the engine being unable to produce full static power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2017 | Piper PA28 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Piper PA28 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Piper PA28 | Bladenboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2017 | Piper PA28 | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2017 | Piper PA28 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Piper PA28 | San Juan, United States | Horizon Aviation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2017 | Cessna 140 | Macon, Georgia, United States | Clear Blue Sky Aviation LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2017 | Cessna 421 | Canton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 27 Jul 2017 | Rockwell S 2R | McRae, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2017 | Cessna 150G | Rhine, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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