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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Fort Pierce, FL · August 25, 1986

Date
August 25, 1986 · 10:10 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6460W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA242
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
641 total185 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine seized and the aircraft was ditched in a river. A rod cap bolt had less than required hardness.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN A RIVER. A ROD CAP BOLT HAD LESS THAN REQUIRED HARDNESS.

NTSB investigation

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