- Date
- November 8, 1986, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3241WGlasair Glasair
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861108082269A
- Case key
- 31823
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while in the pattern, the engine started to run rough and then quit. He attempted to return to the runway, but the aircraft crashed into trees about one mile from the airport. No reason was found for the loss of power as described by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3241W
- Reported as
- Glasair Glasair
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 377
- Airframe hours
- 27
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Felix Raschiatore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 30 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.