Piper PA-28 CGQGZ

Summary

On 10 August 1995 at about 22:09 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered CGQGZ was involved in an accident near Fremont, Nebraska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 1995 at 22:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Fremont, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.4410, -96.4899

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

CGQGZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fargo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA267

3 people were seriously injured.

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUN-UP AND CONTROL CHECKS, AND ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS LOOKED NORMAL. HE REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A DITCH AND HIT A CONCRETE BRIDGE ABUTMENT/CULVERT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS 'MISSING, FALTERING, AND SPUTTERING.' INSPECTION REVEALED THAT AIRPLANE'S ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS HAD CONTINUITY OR WERE CAPABLE OF OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FUEL SAMPLE WAS CLEAR AND BRIGHT. THE ENGINE OPERATED WITHIN MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS WHEN IT WAS RUN ON A TEST STAND. THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE WERE WITHIN LIMITS ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 2,856 POUNDS AND THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT WAS 2,900 POUNDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.