Piper PA-32-300 N4095R
21 December 1983 · Vero Beach, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1983 at about 17:44 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4095R was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vero Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vero Beach (VRO)
- Coordinates
- 27.0608, -81.3491
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4095R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA048
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RWY 29L THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. A TURN BACK TO THE ARPT WAS MADE WHEN THE ENG QUIT & THE ACFT STRUCK TREES & BUSHES ABOUT 350 FT SHORT OF RWY 11L. TEARDOWN OF THE ENG & FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE INJECTOR FOR THE #5 CYL WAS TOTALLY PLUGGED & THE INJECTOR FOR THE #6 CYL WAS 50% BLOCKED. THE LAST ANNUAL WAS ON 10/7/83 & THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS BEING CLEANED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Holtville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |