Accident · 2005-05-13

NTSB case IAD05LA064 · Piper PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 (N55165)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ACE PILOT TRAINING, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Ace Pilot Training Inc.

Probable cause

The separated baffle which blocked the tailpipe resulting in a subsequent total loss of engine power.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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