19900315004499A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601 · Lake Butler, FL · March 15, 1990

Date
March 15, 1990 · 22:45 local
Place
Lake Butler, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FMTA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7443S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90FA090
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540AA1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,548 total2,024 in this make and model350 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.

Left engine quit, exhaust leak melted magneto p leads. Right engine quit approximately 20 minutes later in descent.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT, EXHAUST LEAK MELTED MAGNETO P LEADS. RIGHT ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER IN DESCENT.

NTSB investigation

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