Piper PA-28 accident near Fremont, NE
On August 10, 1995, a Piper PA-28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fremont, NE. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 10, 1995
- Place
- Fremont, NE
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.441°N, 96.490°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04192
NTSB summary
On August 10, 1995, at 1709 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R, CGQGZ, was destroyed during a forced landing due to loss of engine power near Fremont, Nebraska. The private pilot and two passengers received serious injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Fremont, Nebraska, en route to Fargo, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he had arrived at Fremont Municipal Airport, Fremont, Nebraska, from Fargo, North Dakota, at 0800 central daylight time on the day of the accident. The airplane was refueled shortly after landing with twenty gallons of fuel, ten gallons in each side. At about 1630 he returned to the airplane and conducted a preflight and filed an instrument flight plan to return to Fargo, North Dakota. He reported that no water was observed in the fuel and the preflight was normal. He back-taxied onto runway 13 and conducted an engine runnup and control check. He set one notch of flaps for takeoff and applied takeoff power of 2500 rpm and 40 inches of manifold pressure. He reported that the acceleration and liftoff were normal. He turned left and climbed to about 400 to 500 feet above ground level. He did not complete the turn because he noticed a loss of power while in the climb attitude.(In another statement he reported that he thought he was less than 200 feet above ground level when he felt the loss of power) He reported that he noticed a "sponginess" in the elevator and lowered the nose to avoid a stall. He recognized he was in a verticle descent and he started trying to
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
