# Accident 19980120000489A: Piper J5A, Vero Beach, FL, January 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: New Hibiscus Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6808° N, 80.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6808&lon=-80.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38645, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38645) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 10 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120000489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL98LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA035), Jan 20, 1998: Piper J5-A (N38645), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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