MIA82FKJ01

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Pensacola, FL · October 29, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1981
Place
Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2589BPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811029071049A
Case key
122730

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0062  81/10/29   PENSACOLA,FL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N2589B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 50, 10640 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N2589B
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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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.