Piper PA-36 N57750

Summary

On 2 April 1982 at about 20:20 local time, a Piper PA-36 registered N57750, operated by King and Tennille, was involved in an accident near Delray Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 April 1982 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Basso (X12)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-36

Registration

N57750

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

King and Tennille

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Basso → Basso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA82FKT09

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.