# Accident 20091120053489A: Piper PA28-151, Port Charlotte, FL, November 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2009, 12:15 local time
- Place: Port Charlotte, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9183° N, 81.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9183&lon=-81.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41765-2011-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 160 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091120053489A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT, A PIPER PA-28-151, N41765, SERIAL NUMBER 28-7415327 REGISTERED TO UNIVERSEL TECHNOLOGIES / UNITEC INC., PILOTED BY FABRICE KAMAL HAMOUDA, DEPARTED CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT DURING THE CRUISING AT 1200 FT THE PILOT HEARD A LOAD POP SOUND IN THE ENGINE AREA, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN A TOTAL LOST OF POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN MARSHY TREE AREA. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.   VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 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 ERA10LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA070), Nov 20, 2009: Piper PA28-151 (N41765), Port Charlotte, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the separation of the spark plug hole helicoil from the bottom position of the No. 3 cylinder for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N41765 (1)

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

- [Accident 19861206064839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206064839A), Dec 6, 1986: Piper PA28151 (N41765), Marquette, MI, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway on landing and hit a snowbank. Student 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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