26.9764° N, 81.1273° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeport, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 8, 1988 · 07:30 local
Place
Lakeport, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FPIA
Aircraft
N833WC
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total500 in this make and model280 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.
Engine failure at altitude. Forced landing on a road. Found the drive gear for the mechanical fuel pump had failed
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILURE AT ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND THE DRIVE GEAR FOR THE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED