- Date
- April 22, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N41141Piper J5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820422010629A
- Case key
- 72789
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the engine malfunctioned while he was on a VFR flight. He stated that he applied carburetor heat as well as other measures to restore power. The malfunction persisted, and the plane was substantially damaged during a forced landing about one mile from the destination airport. An examination of the engine revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction of failure before the forced landing. The pilot stated that he had 7.5 gallons of fuel in the header fuel tank when he departed plant city, Florida. The accident occurred about 15 minutes after takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41141
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5 1314
- Airframe hours
- 2,451
- Engine
- Continental A-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dan H. Reynolds
- Registered owner
- Dan H. Reynolds
- Departed
- Plant City, FL
- Destination
- Tampa, FL
- Airport
- X16 · Vandenberg
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 90 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N41141 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.