COPE, CO, USA
N7723Z
PIPER PA-25-235
THE PLT REPORTS THAT THE ENG QUIT DURING A PULL-UP AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN. A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD WAS ATTEMPTED BUT THE FIELD HAD BEEN CULTIVATED RECENTLY AND WAS SOFT. AFTER A SHORT GROUND ROLL THE GEAR DUG IN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS 22 GAL OF FUEL ONBOARD AT TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 20 MIN. THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED AND THE ENG WAS RUN AND NO EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN THE REPORTED POWER LOSS WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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