19880415059399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Monticello, FL · April 15, 1988

Date
April 15, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Monticello, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5231S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA149
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,094 total1,200 in this make and model21 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.

Severe engine vibration and power loss. Crashed into trees on forced landing. Unable to determine why power lost.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. CRASHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY POWER LOST.

NTSB investigation

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