Aviation Accident Summary CHI85LA088

TROY, MI, USA

Aircraft #1

N8444D

PIPER PA-28-161

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN DURING A FORCED LNDG AFTER A LOSS OF POWER THAT OCCURD DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT AN ALT OF 400 FT AGL. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND WITH THE APPLICATION OF CARB HEAT THE ENG QUIT. A POST ACCIDENT ENG RUN-UP WAS NORMAL.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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