# Accident 20020923026039A: Piper PA28140, Milton, FL, September 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6314° N, 86.9992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6314&lon=-86.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8828N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8828N-2003-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020923026039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE MILTON, FL. AIRPORT (2R4) USING RUNWAY 36. DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG THE STUDENT PILOT INFORMED LOCAL UNICOM/TRAFFIC ADVISORY THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY .34 OF A MILE WEST THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND STUDENT PILO RECIEVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ATL02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA175), Sep 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N8828N), Milton, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A sheared mixture cable which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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