Accident Glasair N3241W,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373957
 
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Date:Saturday 8 November 1986
Time:12:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic GLAS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Glasair
Owner/operator:Felix Raschiatore
Registration: N3241W
MSN: 377
Total airframe hrs:27 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-320
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Ft. Lauderdale, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PATTERN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA87LA028
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA87LA028

Location

Revision history:

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