MIA67D0330

NTSB accident investigation · SIAI FN-333 · Sorrento, FL · November 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1966
Place
Sorrento, FL · SORRENTO, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N914NSSIAI FN-333
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119764

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3932  66/11/12 NR.SORRENTO FLA       SIAI FN-333         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 300
        TIME - 1400                    N914NS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SMALL LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N914NS
Reported as
SIAI FN-333
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.