# Incident 20150704012319I: Piper PA-25-260, Miami, FL, July 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2015, 13:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R2BJ
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4792Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4792Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5 (registry code 42344, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-G1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704012319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HWO. DURING FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 FT. ENROUTE TO MIAMI BEACH OVER STAR ISLAND. PILOT RELEASED BANNER RADIOED MAYDAY AND DITCHED AIRCRAFT INTO BISCAYNE BAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN CRANKSHAFT GEAR SHEARED DURING FLIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE MAGNETOS TO STOP ROTATION CAUSEING NO SPARK TO THE ENGINE.

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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