# Accident 19940225002999A: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, February 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1994, 17:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7595° N, 80.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7595&lon=-80.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7313J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7313J-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940225002999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DITCHED IN A LAKE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MIA94LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA081), Feb 25, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N7313J), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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