- Date
- June 9, 1978
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4248RPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141190
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1435 78/6/9 NR.OPA LOCKA,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2128 N4248R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 57, 26250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ROTATING CAM FROZEN ON ACTUATOR SHAFT DUE TO RUST.OUT OF ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4248R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka
N4248RRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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