# Incident 19950422018639I: Piper PA32RT300, Opa Locka, FL, April 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1995, 12:20 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39517, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39517) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422018639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A/C DEPARTED OPA LOCKA AIRPORT WITH FULL FUEL, APPROX. 15 MIN. INTO FLT. ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY. PIC SWITCHED TANKS AND TRIED MAG & STARTER, UNABLE TO RESTART. A/C LANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH PROPELLER WINDMILLING. NO DAMAGE. BENDIX FUEL SURVO DIAPHRAGM SHAFT FAILED.

## Other reports on N39517 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870416019609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416019609I), Apr 16, 1987: Piper PA32RT300 (N39517), Beaumont Port A, TX. Landed short of runway after powerplant failed. Cause of failure undetermined.

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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