19860225003789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Saint Cloud, FL · February 25, 1986

Date
February 25, 1986 · 23:00 local
Place
Saint Cloud, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HZTA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4081R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86FA085
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model203 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.

Impacted the ground in a shallow descent on a late night ferry flight. Had two other day jobs. No malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SHALLOW DESCENT ON A LATE NIGHT FERRY FLIGHT. HAD TWO OTHER DAY JOBS.NO MALFUNCTION 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.