Piper PA-28-151 N5963F

Summary

On 10 June 2006 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N5963F was involved in an accident near Brownwood, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one 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

10 June 2006 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownwood, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N5963F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Early → Brownwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA160

1 person was seriously injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 445-hour private pilot reported that while on the base leg of a traffic pattern at a non-towered airport, the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the pilot was unable to maintain altitude and collided with trees near the approach end of runway 17. An examination of the single-engine airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies. Both wing fuel tanks were breached and the firewall was wrinkled. The 160-horsepower engine was test ran on the airframe. The engine started immediately and ran at various power settings without interruption. The reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.