# Accident 19860622074719A: Piper PA28180, Punta Gorda, FL, June 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8903° N, 82.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8903&lon=-82.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9625J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9625J-2011-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,022 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622074719A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH. FUEL INLET TO CARBURETOR FOUND BLOCKED.ANNUAL INSPECTION OVERDUE

## 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 MIA86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA189), Jun 22, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N9625J), Punta Gorda, 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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