# Accident 19790318009029A: Piper PA28151, Fellsmere, FL, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Fellsmere, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7678° N, 80.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fellsmere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7678&lon=-80.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1131X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1131X-1982-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318009029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. ACFT BURNED SO BADLY CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD53), Mar 18, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N1131X), Fellsmere, FL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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