- Date
- July 8, 1981
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29312Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810708039039A
- Case key
- 123541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3101 81/7/8 NR.JACKSONVILLE,FL PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3500 TIME - 0004 N29312 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT RPRTD SEEING FLAME FRM COWLING,INTENTIONALLY DITCHED.NO EVID OF FIRE OR HEAT DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29312
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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