19860416021149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Ocala, FL · April 16, 1986

Date
April 16, 1986 · 06:00 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9592P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA123
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,359 total700 in this make and model0 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 takeoff. Smoke in cockpit. Hit trees on landing. Both mag wires had burned insulation and shorted.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HIT TREES ON LANDING. BOTH MAG WIRES HAD BURNED INSULATION AND SHORTED.

NTSB investigation

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