Piper PA-24-250 N7645P
11 March 1987 · Navarre, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1987 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7645P, operated by Richard E. Privette, was involved in an accident near Navarre, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Navarre, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.4090, -86.6604
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7645P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard E. Privette
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Milton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA104
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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED TO THE RT TANK, AT AN ALT OF APRX 250 FEET, THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT FORCE LANDED THE ACFT IN AN INTER COASTAL WATERWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER THE RT WING FUEL TANK COLLAPSED FORCING THE FUEL OUT THE TANK FILLER CAP. ACCORDING TO THE ACFT LOGBOOKS AD 68-13-03 WHICH PREVENTS FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY FUEL CELL COLLAPSE & LOSS OF FUEL THROUGH THE TANK FILLER CAPS, HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-260C | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | Blesius, Cornelius | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-260B | Akron, Colorado, United States | Bruce G. Deckinga | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Ford, Robert A. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Marracci, Louis T | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Slater, Norman | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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