- Date
- April 28, 1984, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Merritt Island, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1181DMurphy-Charles PJ-1 (Adventure)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428014599A
- Case key
- 30987
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Analysis
While the plt was maneuvering on final approach to land on rwy 11, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft crash landed in the backyard of a residence. The plt received serious injuries & could not recall details of the accident. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found during an exam of the wreckage. The accident occurred after the plt took off with an estimated 12 gals of fuel on board. No fuel was found in the tanks, but there was evidence that the fuel had leaked out after the plane crashed. Fuel was present in the carburetor & fuel lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1181D
- Reported as
- Murphy-Charles PJ-1 (Adventure) (PJ-1 (ADVE)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 013
- Airframe hours
- 128
- Engine
- Continental A-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William H. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1984
- Departed
- COI
- Airport
- COI · Merritt Island, runway 11, 3,600 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,391 total · 110 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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