# Accident 19910829037929A: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, August 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1991, 18:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41431-1993-06-16) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829037929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED. IMPACTED HOMES. ENGINE BADLY HEAT DAMAGED,COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 MIA91FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA210), Aug 29, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N41431), Miami, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY DRAIN THE FUEL SYSTEM OF WATER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY. THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A…

## Other reports on N41431 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910108009689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910108009689I), Jan 8, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N41431), Elloitt Key, FL. Aircraft observed flying at very low altitude over persons and vessels on the water.

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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