# Accident 20170430004399A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Coral Springs, FL, April 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Coral Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3153° N, 80.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3153&lon=-80.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31678, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31678) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540KIG5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,671 total, 1,275 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170430004399A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA32, N31678 WITH ONE PILOT AND A PASSENGER ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91.  AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM WINTER HAVEN (KGIF) HEADING TO FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE). AIRCRAFT LOSS ENGINE POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON LEVY BUT CRASHED INTO GRASSY MARSHY SECTION OF THE EVERGLADES.

## 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 ERA17LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA169), Apr 30, 2017: Piper PA32RT (N31678), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight disconnection of the fuel injection servo throttle linkage, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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