COLUMBUS, OH, USA
N39487
PIPER PA-32RT-300T
ABOUT 1 1/2 MIN AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU APRX 1400 FT AGL WHEN THE ENG LOST MOST OF ITS POWER, SPUTTERED, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER QUIT RUNNING ALTOGETHER. THE PLT SWITCHED FUEL TANK & TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG BUT WAS UNABLE. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE ARPT, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. AS THE ACFT WAS APPROACHING THE FIELD, THE PLT DID NOT SEE TRANSMISSION WIRES UNTIL THEY WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ACFT. HE MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO AVOID A COLLISION; HOWEVER, A CABLE BECAME WRAPPED AROUND THE PROP & THE LEFT WING HIT A UTILITY POLE. THE ACFT THEN CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENG WAS MADE, BUT NO FUEL CONTAMINATION OR PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND. AFTER MINOR IMPACT FAILURES WERE REPAIRED, THE ENG WAS STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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