20140822017889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · New Orleans, LA · August 22, 2014

Date
August 22, 2014 · 20:52 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
Lake Front
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8440N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA449
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total92 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On final to land engine failed, atemped to restart twice once on each tank. Aircraft crashed into the water and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL TO LAND ENGINE FAILED, ATEMPED TO RESTART TWICE ONCE ON EACH TANK. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.