19980120000489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Vero Beach, FL · January 20, 1998

Date
January 20, 1998 · 13:50 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
New Hibiscus Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38645
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL98LA035
Reported as
Piper J5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total10 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on climbout. Landed in orange grove. No anomalies. Carb icing suspect. Wx favorable for carb ice. (-23) engine quit while doing touch & goes, a/c landed off end of runway into orange grove.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN ORANGE GROVE. NO ANOMALIES. CARB ICING SUSPECT. WX FAVORABLE FOR CARB ICE. (-23) ENGINE QUIT WHILE DOING TOUCH & GOES, A/C LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO ORANGE GROVE.

NTSB investigation

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