19861002083889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Tallahassee, FL · October 2, 1986

Date
October 2, 1986 · 18:45 local
Place
Tallahassee, FL
Airport
Commercial
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N217HM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA002
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1F5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total0 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.

The pilot lost control of the aircraft on final when an engine failed. Fuel control servo found out of adjustment.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL WHEN AN ENGINE FAILED. FUEL CONTROL SERVO FOUND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

NTSB investigation

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