Piper PA-28-140 N7353J

Summary

On 27 September 1998 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7353J was involved in an accident near Iowa City, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 1998 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Iowa City Municipal (4OC)

Coordinates

41.6508, -91.5297

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7353J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Maquoketa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA362

2 people had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed runway 30. He reported that immediately after liftoff, the engine 'seemed to lose a lot of its power.' The residential area offered no open area to do an emergency landing, so he landed the airplane in a small opening between two houses. The airplane fuselage went between two apple trees. The propeller exhibited minimal damage and chordwise scratching on one blade. The engine was run and it developed 2,450 RPM's and the magnetos, carburetor heat, and fuel selector operated normally. The fuel from the wing tanks could not be examined for contamination since the fuel had spilled out of the tanks when wings separated from the fuselage. The pilot reported that just prior to takeoff he had switched the fuel selector to the fullest tank after the engine run up.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.