- Date
- November 20, 1978
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3485PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781120044489A
- Case key
- 138088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4352 78/11/20 NR.ORMOND BEACH,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1903 N3485P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 947 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 74 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FL ORMOND BEACH,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: VACUUM SYSTEM WEATHER - LOW CEILING SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- LAST STATIC SYSTEM CHECK 6/6/75.ATTITUDE IND TUMBLED ON PRIOR FLT WHEN L ENG SHUT DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3485P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3485PRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.