ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384719
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| Date: | Friday 2 April 1982 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-36 |
| Owner/operator: | King And Tennille |
| Registration: | N57750 |
| MSN: | 367660068 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2613 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delray Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Basso, FL |
| Basso, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. HE THOUGHT HE COULD SMELL SMOKE AND TURNED THE MASTER AND ALTERNATOR SWITCHES OFF. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A CANAL. AS HE WAS LANDING, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE CANAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS FIRE EVERYWHERE. HE JUMPED INTO THE CANAL AND SWAN AWAY FROM THE FIRE AND TO THE SHORE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NO. 3 INTAKE PIPE, PN 75113, HAD SPLIT OPEN AT THE TOP. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FIRE DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BLOW TORCH EFFECT COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE NO. 3 CYLINDER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82FKT09
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 14:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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