- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6840LPiper PA-31P
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730615032349A
- Case key
- 190009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2235 73/6/15 TAMPA,FLA PIPER PA-31P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4620 TIME - 0517 N6840L PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 790 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAMPA,FLA BOCA GRANDE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DECLARED EMERG,CRASHLANDED.SLID INTO BLDG.L PROP FEATH.PLUGS FOULED.ALSO FOULED,MISGAPPD R ENG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6840L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tampa Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6840L · 1
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