DANSVILLE, NY, USA
N7684J
PIPER PA-28-180
ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, THEN LOST POWER & WOULD NOT RESTART. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DRG AN EMERG LNDG IN A POTATO FIELD. THE ACFT WAS MOVED BEFORE AVIATION INSPECTORS ARRIVED. NO FUEL WAS FND IN THE FUEL PUMPS, INJECTORS, FUEL STRAINER OR LINES TO THE ENG; HOWEVER, SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS RPRTD TO BE REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE PLT HAD WASHED THE ACFT JUST PRIOR TO THE FLT. HE SUGGESTED THE POWER LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM MOISTURE OR CLOGGED FUEL VENTS. NO REASON WAS FND FOR A FUEL SYS CAVITATION AND/OR LOSS OF POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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