# NTSB MIA75FLD67: Piper PA-24, N5086P, Bradenton, FL, April 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1975
- Place: Bradenton, FL · BRADENTON, FL
- Location: 27.4898° N, 82.5768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradenton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4898&lon=-82.5768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1640  75/4/22    BRADENTON,FL        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 272
        TIME - 1020                    N5086P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 AVON PARK,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOCKPLATE AND STUDS FOUND IN MUTILATED STATE. IDLER GR ASSEMBLY P/N-72231 HAD 40 PCT TEETH MISSING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5086P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5086P-1976-09-09), registration cancelled 1976-09-09, S/N 2492 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750422012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750422012219A), Apr 22, 1975: Piper PA24, Bradenton, FL, Substantial damage. Lockplate and studs found in mutilated state. Idler gr assembly P/N-72231 had 40 pct teeth missing

## Other investigations on N5086P (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN66F0220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0220), Feb 25, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5086P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0041), Jul 18, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5086P), Artesia, NM, substantial damage

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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