# Accident 19941224043469A: Piper PA22150, Tavares, FL, December 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1994, 15:44 local time
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8006° N, 81.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8006&lon=-81.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829P-2006-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,799 total, 120 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941224043469A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED SHORT OF NEARBY PRIVATE STRIP. CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

## 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 MIA95LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA049), Dec 24, 1994: Piper PA-22-150 (N2829P), Tavares, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO.3 CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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