- Date
- August 27, 1986, 11:37 local (15:37 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4524JPiper PA-28-R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860827042559A
- Case key
- 31700
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Analysis
The plt stated that he lost fuel pressure and all attempts to restart the acft were to no avail. He tried to make it to Cedar Key but was unable and ditched in the ocean waters 6 miles northwest of Cedar Key. Post crash examination of the fuel system revealed sufficient fuel. There was no evidence of any blockage and no discrepancies were found during a bench test of the fuel injection servo. Determination could not be made as to the nature of the malfunction of the fuel system as described by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4524J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30382
- Airframe hours
- 1,940
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory Cours, Paniello
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986
- Departed
- SEM · Selma, AL
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 275 total · 50 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4524J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.