# Accident 20131111023569A: Piper PA-28-140, Homestead, FL, November 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4450° N, 80.8789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4450&lon=-80.8789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1830T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1830T-2018-02-28) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131111023569A

## Narrative

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

ON A FLIGHT FROM KEY WEST FLORIDA TO SARASOTA FLORIDA THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF THRUST DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS UN-INJURED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE DUE TO A BROKEN PISTON ROD.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

## 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 ERA14LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA042), Nov 11, 2013: Piper PA28 (N1830T), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the in-flight separation of the No. 3 cylinder because of the fatigue cracking of its respective mounting studs and through bolts, which resulted from inadequate…

## Other reports on N1830T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760821031089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821031089A), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N1830T), Berlin, NJ, Substantial damage

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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