# Accident 19960208001479A: Piper PA28R200, Boc Raton, FL, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996, 08:45 local time
- Place: Boc Raton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XPTS
- Location: 26.3800° N, 80.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3800&lon=-80.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55329-2008-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 120 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208001479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DUAL FLIGHT. STRUCK TREE LANDING ON GOLF COURSE. NR3 CYL HOLD DOWN STUDS FAILED.

## 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 MIA96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA075), Feb 8, 1996: Piper PA-28R (N55329), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the number 3 cylinder hold down studs and nut. A factor was the pilot'e evasive maneuver to avoid golphers on a golf course.

## Other reports on N55329 (1)

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

- [Incident 19891213065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891213065919I), Dec 13, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N55329), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated gear retracted on landing. Found gear operating switch was defective.

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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