NEWBURY, MA, USA
N6845J
PIPER PA-28-151
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT LEVELED AT 2500 FT & AFTER CRUISING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, DESCENDED TO 1500 FT MSL. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT 1500 FT, THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM. THE PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE RPM CONTINUED TO DROP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. WHILE LANDING IN AN AREA WITH HIGH VEGETATION & TREES, THE ACFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HIT A TREE & CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT & ENGINE WERE EXAMINED, BUT NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE SKY WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MI, WIND FROM 320 DEG AT 25 GUSTING 35 KTS, TEMP 28 DEG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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