- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Islamorada, FL · ISLAMORADA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6307RPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529013419A
- Case key
- 190152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1717 73/5/29 ISLAMORADA,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1143 N6307R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 1016 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 140 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEY WEST,FLA TAVERNIER,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL COOLER INLET HOSE HARDENED,CRACKED AND LEAKING.NR 2 PISTON ROD FAILED.LNDD IN A TIDAL FLAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6307R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tavernier
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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