ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375109
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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 1986 |
| Time: | 19:47 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix East Aviation,inc. |
| Registration: | N4374E |
| MSN: | 38-78A0581 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1579 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Myers, FL (KFMY) |
| Daytona Beach, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FLT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING. WHILE APPROACHING A FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE FIELD. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED TO FULL POWER AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. POST CRASH CALCULATIONS REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAD 12 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATION UNDER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE POWER HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM REVEALED IT TO BE INTACT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86LA154
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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