- Date
- November 28, 1979
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3762WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791128037259A
- Case key
- 133286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3642 79/11/28 MIAMI,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12017 TIME - 1815 N3762W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AD 78-09-07 NCW.IMPULSE COUPLING FLYWEIGHT ON L MAG,BENDIX S6LN-21,S/N 928975,EXCESSIVELY WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3762W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3762WRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.