- Date
- March 18, 1986, 20:30 local (Mar 19, 1986, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4599PPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860318008109A
- Case key
- 31588
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated that while switching tanks, his fuel selector froze up & both eng's failed. Upon landing, the acft struck a tree severing a wing. The NTSB form 6120.1 that was sent to the plt was returned, it stated that the addressee moved & left no address. A records check with Oklahoma city revealed that no pilot or medical certificate was ever issued to the plt in command of this acft, a conversation with the FAA examiner who's name was on the temporary airman certificate that was in the plt's possession revealed that no check ride was given to the plt of this acft on that date. A check of the FAA medical examiners manual revealed that the name listed on the plt's medical certificate was not listed as an FAA medical examiner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4599P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-109
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John C. Griffin
- Registered owner
- Memphis Recipro
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SGJ · St. Augustine, FL
- Destination
- OPF · Miami, FL
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 10 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.
Other investigations on N4599P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.