# Accident 19910525017469A: Piper PA28140, Flamingo, FL, May 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Flamingo, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.2705° N, 80.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2705&lon=-80.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56118-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 76 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. LEFT WING SEVERED BY A TREE ON FORCED LANDING ROLL. NR3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

## 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 MIA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA152), May 25, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N56118), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N56118 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790508019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508019639A), May 8, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56118), Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing roll. Veered off side of runway into a tree.
- [Accident 19740122001879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122001879A), Jan 22, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N56118), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Turf rwy soft and muddy due spring thawing. Became airborne abt mid-field then settled back to rwy.

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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