- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3148PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137160
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1669 79/2/28 WINTER HAVEN,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N3148P PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 27, 504 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FL LANTANA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT USED FULL CARB HEAT ON LEFT ENG FOR TAKEOFF-CRASHED IN MOBILE HOME PARK DAMAGING 3 RESIDENCES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3148P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gilbert Field