# Accident 20140727014939A: Piper PA-28-181, Venice, FL, July 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2014, 14:40 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0672° N, 82.4486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0672&lon=-82.4486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8826C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826C-2015-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140727014939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY ON CAPERSEN BEACH AND LANDED STRIKING TWO PERSONS.  BOTH CRITICAL CONDITION. FOUR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS NEARBY.  PILOT AND PASSENGER UNINJURED. FATHER AND DAUGHTER LATER DECEASED.

DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE L WING, NOSE GEAR TORN OFF,  LEADING PART OF MAIN WHEEL PANTS TORN OFF, AND ONE BLADE ON PROP CURVED BACK ONE FOOT.  TIDE HAD RECEEDED SO ONLY IN WATER WAVES.  ALL PANEL SWITCHES OFF EXCEPT AVIONICS MASTER.  FUEL SELECTOR OFF.  MAGS OFF.

SHOULDER HARNESS IN CEILING STORAGE.  THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND CARB HEAT (OFF) FULL FORWARD.  FLAPS RETRACTED (UP).  ELT SWITCH ARMED IN TAIL CONE AND ON SIDE PANEL.

INTERVIEW OF PILOT AND PASSENGER  STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH FOR 30 SECONDS AND  QUITE.  CALLED VNC UNICOM AND DECLARED EMERGENCY.

## 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 ERA14LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA362), Jul 27, 2014: Piper PA28 (N8826C), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

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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