MIA80FA017

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Clearwater, FL · December 6, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 6, 1979
Place
Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9095PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791206043699A
Case key
133145

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3388   79/12/6   CLEARWATER,FL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1307                    N9095P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            52 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    CLEARWATER,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWRLINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9095P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Clearwater Exec

FAA reports on this event · 1

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