- Date
- December 31, 1971
- Place
- Boca Chica, FL · BOCA CHICA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N718JRPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164902
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4193 71/12/31 BOCA CHICA,FLA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1082 TIME - 1230 N718JR PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA CHICA NAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUMMERLAND KEY,FLA MARATHON,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- R AUX TNK 1/4,R MN FULL,L MN 3/4,L AUX EMPTY.L FUEL SELCTR MN,R FUEL SELCTR CROSSFEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N718JR
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boca Chica Nas
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