N1941V is a 1984 Piper PA-28-181. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Bloomburg, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 1984. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 42 years old
- 1 of 3,619 Piper PA-28-181
1984
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On July 16, 2024, about 1747 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181 airplane, N1941V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Arcola, Texas. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that the accident occurred during the first flight after an annual inspection, and that it had been about three months since the airplane had been flown. He noted that the airplane was fully fueled before the flight. A detailed preflight inspection and extended before-takeoff run-up were normal. The takeoff and initial climb were as expected until about 300 ft above ground level when the engine abruptly lost power. The pilot’s attempt to land on the remaining runway was not successful. The airplane touched down hard and subsequently overran the runway.
The airplane came to rest off the departure end of the runway. The left wing was partially separated from the fuselage at the root. The left side of the fuselage and the engine cowling were damaged.
Postaccident airframe examination revealed that the gascolator strainer bowl was partially separated from the gascolator housing. The inboard hook of the gascolator bail (retaining wire) was engaged in the firewall bracket but did not continue into the upper portion of the gascolator housing, and the retaining nut at the bottom of the bail was loose with about six threads visible on the threaded shaft. No safety wire was present on the retaining nut or the bail. Additionally, a clear streak about 6 inches long was present on the bottom of the fuselage running aft from the firewall below the gascolator assembly. No other airframe anomalies were observed. A postrecovery engine examination did not reveal any anomalies consistent with an inability to produce rated power.
The airframe manufacturer had issued service letter No. 1141, dated April 27, 2011, recommending recurring inspection of the gascolator assembly every 90 days or 50 hours time in service. The service letter also specified safety wire for the bail (retaining wire) and for the strainer bowl retaining nut. The mechanics acknowledged that safety wire was not reinstalled on the gascolator after the annual inspection.
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About the Piper PA-28-181
About the modelThe Archer — a four-seat Cherokee with the later tapered wing, which softened the handling of the earlier constant-chord aircraft. Still in production and widely used for training.