WARNER SPRINGS, CA, USA
N4450Y
PIPER PA-25-235
THE PLT ESTIMATED THE ACFT HAD ABOUT 10 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN HE DEPARTED ON A GLIDER TOW FLIGHT. AFTER THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED, HE RETURNED TO THE ARPT FOR A LANDING. WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND, THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO GLIDE THE ACFT TO THE RWY; HOWEVER, BEFORE REACHING THE RWY, THE ACFT HIT A TREE & CRASHED. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE OBSTRUCTION (TREE) WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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