ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373536
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| Date: | Friday 20 February 1987 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25459 |
| MSN: | 38-81A0001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1454 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Smyrna Bch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ormond Beach, FL |
| W.palm Beach, FL (KPBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT AN ALT OF APRX 800 FEET THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE RPM. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD. THE ACFT THEN GROUND LOOPED DUE TO CONTACT WITH SCRUB OAK TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERING OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION & RUN UP OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART REVEALED THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR SERIOUS ICING WITH A FLOAT TYPE CARBURETOR WHILE AT CRUISE POWER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87LA088
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1991 | N25459 | Grant, Warren & Newbury, Fred | 0 | La Belle, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 14:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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