HAZARD, KY, USA
N8021W
PIPER PA-28-180
THE PLT OBSERVED THE REAR OF THE UPPER ENGINE COWLING LIFT UP SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND HE BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE COWLING MIGHT COME OFF THE AIRPLANE DURING FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. DURING PREFLIGHT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE THEPILOT REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COWLING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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