19870320007039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Miami, FL · March 20, 1987

Date
March 20, 1987 · 18:35 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N726FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA114
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total43 in this make and model26 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 quit during negative g flight and the aircraft struck trees. Pilot ignored safe flying practices.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE QUIT DURING NEGATIVE G FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. PILOT IGNORED SAFE FLYING PRACTICES.

NTSB investigation

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