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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Islamorada, FL · May 29, 1973

Date
May 29, 1973
Place
Islamorada, FL
Airport
Tavernier
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6307R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA73FKU06
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,015 total140 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil cooler inlet hose hardened,cracked and leaking. Nr 2 piston rod failed. Lndd in a tidal flat.

As the FAA filed it

OIL COOLER INLET HOSE HARDENED,CRACKED AND LEAKING.NR 2 PISTON ROD FAILED.LNDD IN A TIDAL FLAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.