19810209003149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Opa Locka, FL · February 9, 1981

Date
February 9, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Airport
Opa Locka
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N41233
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FKT26
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total15 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported engine quit on takeoff. Struck trees while trying to land on other runway. No engine problem found.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON OTHER RUNWAY.NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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