- Date
- December 9, 1983, 20:38 local (Dec 10, 1983, 01:38 UTC)
- Place
- Port Richie, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3719Piper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30955
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed into trees during a night forced landing after the engine quit. The surviving passenger said he had metthe two plts in a bar where they drank beer. They later went to the arpt and flew x-country about 70 miles to eat & have more beer. They took out beer for the return trip. During the flt back the engine quit, was restarted & quit again. The passenger stated there was no fire because there was no fuel. No fuel was found in either tank. A cardboard box lined with plastic containing unmelted ice & beer was found on the back seat floor. The two plt's blood alcohol levels were 0.217% & 0.386%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3719
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5437
- Airframe hours
- 2,516
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-TC274, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard F. Merritt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1982 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- CDK · Cedar Key, FL
- Destination
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 75 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 13 nm away