- Date
- November 27, 1986, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2507TNavion H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861127084009A
- Case key
- 31831
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while en route to boca raton, FL, he experienced complete electrical failure near labelle, FL. He continued inbound but when in the boca raton area, encountered other traffic and because of the congestion decided to fly north along the coast but encountered more traffic in the west palm beach and stuart area. Still heading northbound he tried switch tanks to transfer fuel. The engine quit and would not restart because there was no electrical power to run the boost pump, so he ditched the aircraft in the indian river near Ft. Pierce, FL. Post crash examination of the electrical system revealed that the voltage regulator was inoperative which resulted in the electrical failure experienced by the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2507T
- Reported as
- Navion H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV-4-2507
- Airframe hours
- 2,640
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Louis S. Nappi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986
- Departed
- PIE · St.Petersburg, FL
- Destination
- BCT · Boca Raton, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 407 total · 407 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 170 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.