# Accident 19870224003339A: Piper J5A, Brooksville, FL, February 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Pilot Country Airport.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3303° N, 82.4965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PILOT COUNTRY (X05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3303&lon=-82.4965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41141, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41141) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,264 total, 53 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870224003339A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE MALFUNCTION. PILOT DID NOT ABORT AT FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE.

## 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 MIA87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA092), Feb 24, 1987: Piper J5A (N41141), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41141 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820422010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010629A), Apr 22, 1982: Piper J5A (N41141), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine malfunction.

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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