Piper PA-28-161 N8015X
4 September 1985 · Everglades City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1985 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8015X was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Everglades City, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N8015X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marathon → Venice
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA244
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO VENICE FROM MARATHON,THE ACFT STARTED TO LOSE POWER. HE SWITCHED TANKS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. HE NOTIFIED FORT MYERS APCH HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AND WHEN THE POWER DETERIORATED TO 1600 RPM, HE ELECTED TO DITCH THE ACFT IN CHOROLOSEE BAY ABOUT 200 YARDS OFF SHORE IN ABOUT 3 FT OF WATER. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE BAY, AN ENG TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED, IT REVEALED; THE NUMBER ONE CYL INTAKE VALUE WAS TULIPED, THE CYL AND TOP OF THE PISTON WERE CLEAN INDICATING THAT A LOSS OF COMPRESSION AND DETONATION HAD OCCURRED IN THAT CYL, EXPLAINING THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED BY THE PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
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