- Date
- August 27, 1977
- Place
- Fernandina Bch, FL · FERNANDINA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4511PPiper PA23
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770827034689A
- Case key
- 145421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3430 77/8/27 FERNANDINA BCH,FL PIPER PA23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N4511P PX- 0 0 2 FERRY AGE 35, 1669 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FERNANDINA BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FERNANDINA BCH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- L ENG GASCOLATOR SCREEN MISSING,TRASH IN BOWL.R SCREEN 95% OBSTRUCTED.FOREIGN MATTER IN FUEL TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4511P
- Reported as
- Piper PA23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fernandina Beach
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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