- Date
- June 23, 1982, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Deerfield Field, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2434KPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820623024569A
- Case key
- 70430
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system - failure,partialCause
Maintenance,annual inspection - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The engine lost power during cruise flight. The pilot made a forced landing on a beach and collided with rocks and nosed over. The fuel bowl was found loose which lowered the fuel pressure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2434K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0632
- Airframe hours
- 105
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anthony N. Picciano
- Registered owner
- Anthony N. Picciano
- Departed
- Tamiami, FL
- Destination
- Lantana, FL
N2434KRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 25 in this make and model · 103 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PMP, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.