ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359467
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Date: | Thursday 22 December 1994 |
Time: | 23:50 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-140 |
Owner/operator: | Flight Training Center |
Registration: | N41774 |
MSN: | 28-7425285 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4115 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E3H |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Belle, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Ft Lauderdale, FL (FXE |
Destination airport: | Sarasota, FL (KSRQ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A SECTION OF A BRIDGE.
Probable Cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE OF THE NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ALSO, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA95LA048 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA048
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