# Accident 20181018020309A: Piper PA-28-140, Plant City, FL, October 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2018, 14:25 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0003° N, 82.1633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0003&lon=-82.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3631K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3631K-2020-02-21) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181018020309A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMB OUT AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A WOODED AREA ON THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA19LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA021), Oct 18, 2018: Piper PA28 (N3631K), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N3631K (1)

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

- [Incident 20050711015539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050711015539I), Jul 11, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N3631K), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. (-23) IFR flight from tampa to n. Texas. Fuel stop in mob. On engine start, the engine backfired. On departure, a pilot in a crj noticed something that didn't…

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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