# NTSB MIA74FLD04: Piper PA-28, N7140W, Ormond Beach, FL, July 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7140W), registered now, S/N 28-944, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ormond Beach

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730708037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708037559A), Jul 8, 1973: Piper PA28180, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Coils of the two bendix S4LN magnetos would break dwn under opn. Aux fuel pump fuse defective.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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