- Date
- April 2, 1982, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Delray Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57750Piper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820402007769A
- Case key
- 70451
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While climbing after takeoff, the pilot noted a partial loss of power. He thought he could smell smoke and turned the master and alternator switches off. The engine continued to lose power and the pilot dumped the load. He elected to land in a canal. As he was landing, the pilot noted that the whole right side of the engine was on fire. The right wing of the aircraft struck a tree and the aircraft crashed into the canal. The pilot reported that there was fire everywhere. He jumped into the canal and swan away from the fire and to the shore. An investigation revealed the no. 3 intake pipe, pn 75113, had split open at the top. An examination of the fire damage indicated that there had been a blow torch effect coming from the area of the no. 3 cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57750
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367660068
- Airframe hours
- 2,613
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1B, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- King And Tennille
- Registered owner
- King And Tennille
- Departed
- Basso, FL
- Destination
- Basso, FL
- Airport
- X12 · Basso
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
- 68
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 20,768 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 20,500 as pilot in command · 215 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.