# Accident 19810405015379A: Piper PA32260, Pompano Beach, FL, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7748J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7748J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 529 total, 137 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405015379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. INVESTIGATION INDICATES IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81FKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT42), Apr 5, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N7748J), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7748J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20231203020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231203020589A), Dec 3, 2023: Piper PA-32-260 (N7748J), Millington, TN, Substantial damage. On December 3rd approximately 1832 local PA32-260 left kjka gulf shores, Alabama bound to knqa Millington TN. Upon arrival into the memphis area the pilot in…
- [Incident 19830418018499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418018499I), Apr 18, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N7748J), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Pilot made an emergency landing in a field after experienced loss of engine power. Suspect carburetor ice.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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