# Incident 20051224033029I: Piper PA20, Vero Beach, FL, December 24, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7007K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7007K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051224033029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AT CRUISE SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED ON HIGHWAY A1A AT SEBASTIN INLET, FLORIDA. UPON LANDING AND AFTER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE NUMBER THREE PISTON HAD FAILED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N7007K (1)

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

- [Incident 20071224831829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071224831829I), Dec 24, 2007: Piper PA20 (N7007K), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On December 24, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] and CFI [privacy data omitted] were engaged in an insurance check out flight for the pilot…

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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