Piper PA-28-140 N8485R

Summary

On 8 November 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N8485R was involved in an accident near Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

8 November 2008 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

AL Mangham Jr Regional Airport (KOCH)

Coordinates

31.6295, -94.7396

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N8485R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nacogdoches → Nacogdoches

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA055

Nobody was 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

After an hour of conducting flight maneuvers, the pilot and flight instructor proceeded to do a power-off landing. During the take-off from the runway, the engine lost partial power, and when it appeared that they would not be able to clear trees, they elected to conduct a forced landing. An inspection of the airplane, revealed that during the forced landing the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. After the aircraft was recovered to a hangar an examination/engine run was conducted. During the engine run, the magneto check was "good"; however, when the carburetor heat control was pulled, the engine started to run rough and lose power. The reason for the loss of engine power was not identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.