TULSA, OK, USA
N5105F
PIPER PA-32R-300
ON CLIMBOUT FROM A NIGHT TAKEOFF, A COMPLETE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WAS AVAILABLE. DURING AN ENSUING FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A METAL ELBOW HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED IN THE FLEXIBLE INDUCTION AIR DUCT DURING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE DUCT COLLAPSED & BLOCKED THE INDUCTION AIRFLOW TO THE ENG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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