# NTSB MIA88LA160: Piper PA-28-161, N47966, Hialeah, FL, April 25, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1988, 19:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place: Hialeah, FL
- Coordinates: 25.830808, -80.280364 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8308&lon=-80.2804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32175/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, standing - starting engine(s)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - fire (contributing factor)
  - emergency procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ENGINE STALLED DURING LANDING ROLL. DURING ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE PILOT FLOODED IT. THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND THE EXCESS FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT DID NOT MOTOR THE ENGINE IN TIME TO DRAW THE FLAMES INTO THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE SPREAD DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47966](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47966-1988-07-11), registration cancelled 1988-07-11, S/N 287816172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7816172
- Airframe hours: 3878
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: International Air Services,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 30, 1987, 53 hours before
- Departed: OPF, OPA LOCKA, FL
- Airport: X46, Opa Locka West, runway 18, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 955 total, 152 in this make and model, 823 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OPF, 5 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880425020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880425020849A), Apr 25, 1988: Piper PA28161, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Engine stalled on a touch and go landing. Attempted a restart on rollout. Fire in carburetor. Fire destroyed plane.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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