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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Tampa, FL · May 8, 1980

Date
May 8, 1980 · 12:45 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Vandenberg
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7722J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD66
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
999 total77 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on final. Ditched in canal. Found airplane had intense engine fire before ditching. Unknown origin.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. DITCHED IN CANAL. FOUND AIRPLANE HAD INTENSE ENGINE FIRE BEFORE DITCHING. UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

NTSB investigation

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