- Date
- November 3, 1970
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8951WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158992
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4127 70/11/3 DAYTONA BEACH,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2870 TIME - 1333 N8951W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FLA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAXI: TO TAKEOFF FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- CARB FLOAT CAME LOOSE FROM MOUNT. FUEL POURED ON HOT ENG EXHAUST. CARB HADNT BEEN OVHL SINCE NEW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8951W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Daytona Beach
N8951WRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2012 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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