# Accident 20030612015899A: Piper PA25235, Bronson, FL, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bronson, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2333° N, 82.8083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2333&lon=-82.8083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981Z-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612015899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 06, 2003, AT 1300 EDT, A PIPER PA25-235, N6981Z, REGISTERED TO C.B.R. INC., LOST ENGINE POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR BRONSON, FLORIDA WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) ON JUNE 06, 2003 AT 1145 EDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA121), Jun 12, 2003: Piper PA-25-235 (N6981Z), Gulf Hammock, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The insufficient information provided to the pilot by the mechanic that installed the auxiliary fuel tank for his failure to install a placard to indicate that both fuel on/off valves should not be…

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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