19940312004999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Sebring, FL · March 12, 1994

Date
March 12, 1994 · 11:00 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8938W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94LA091
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total300 in this make and model30 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.

On climbout engine failed. Smoke from firewall. Turned back. Landed. Fire burned most of aircraft. Hole in muffler.

As the FAA filed it

ON CLIMBOUT ENGINE FAILED. SMOKE FROM FIREWALL. TURNED BACK. LANDED. FIRE BURNED MOST OF AIRCRAFT. HOLE IN MUFFLER.

NTSB investigation

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