- Date
- July 8, 1973
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7140WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730708037559A
- Case key
- 188870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3503 73/7/8 ORMOND BEACH,FLA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 329 TIME - 1200 N7140W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORMOND BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORMOND BEACH,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COILS OF THE TWO BENDIX S4LN MAGNETOS WOULD BREAK DWN UNDER OPN.AUX FUEL PUMP FUSE DEFECTIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7140W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ormond Beach
N7140WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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