# Accident 19950601018139A: Piper PA23250, Miami, FL, June 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9108° N, 80.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9108&lon=-80.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5832Y-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601018139A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. BEGAN RETURN. LEFT ENGINE BACKFIRING. GOT BELOW VMC. STALLED. RUST WATER IN FUEL

## 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 MIA95FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA141), Jun 1, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N5832Y), Opa-Locka, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, AND HIS INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT WHICH RESULTED IN…

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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