19770114002359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Vero Beach, FL · January 14, 1977

Date
January 14, 1977
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5406F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA77FLD25
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
478 total15 in this make and model13 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.

Foreign matter similar to sand found under float needle valve.

As the FAA filed it

FOREIGN MATTER SIMILAR TO SAND FOUND UNDER FLOAT NEEDLE VALVE.

NTSB investigation

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