# Accident 19800806036849A: Piper PA28140, Melbourne, FL, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 22:53 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95060, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95060-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 186 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806036849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICING. SWITCHED TO EMPTY TANK. TRIED TO MAKE AIRPORT, HIT SMALL TREE-TOPS AND CRASHED.

## 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 MIA80FLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD85), Aug 6, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N95060), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

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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