- Date
- February 9, 1981
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41233Piper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810209003149A
- Case key
- 127387
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0324 81/2/9 OPA LOCKA,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1000 TIME - 1330 N41233 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT ESTD ALL BUT 10GALS OF FUEL USED FM L MAIN DRG PREV FLT.LOST PWR USING R MAIN.NO SVC BTN FLTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41233
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Opa Locka
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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.