Piper PA-28R-200 N1488T
27 February 2001 · Brenham, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 February 2001 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N1488T was involved in an accident near Brenham, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brenham, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brenham Municipal (11R)
- Coordinates
- 30.1501, -96.3890
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N1488T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brenham → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW01LA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the in-flight separation of the throttle linkage, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane took off on runway 16 and was climbing to traffic pattern altitude when the engine lost power. The pilot elected to land the airplane in a field south of the airport. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted two cows and a fence. Examination of the engine revealed that the throttle linkage was disconnected from the fuel injector body.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Cattaraugus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-28R | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Spanaflight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Lexington, Virginia, United States | Donald P. Jeffer, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2001 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Webb Lake, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2001 | Cessna 340A | Lancaster, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2001 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 | The Woodlands, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-46-310P | Bulverde, Texas, United States | Mr. Jan M. Klinck & Mr. Gary K. Klinck | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2001 | Hughes 269B | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Van Horn, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |