Piper PA-28R-201 N36066

Summary

On 19 November 1987 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N36066, operated by Pensacola Naval Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Roseland, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 1987 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Roseland, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201

Registration

N36066

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pensacola Naval Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Pierce → Pensacola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA041

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT WAS PREFLIGHTED APPROX 20 MIN AFTER REFUELING WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE PLT HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE ACFT. MECHANICS FLUSHED THE ACFT FUEL LINES AND DECLARED THE ACFT OK. NO WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SUMPS OR STRAINER DURING THE PLTS PREFLT. THE ACFT WAS STARTED AND DEPT ON ITS FLT. APPROX 20 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT ENG QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. BECAUSE HE WAS IFR THE PLT REQUESTED VECTORS FOR AN EMERGENCY LNDG. THE ACFT WAS VECTORED TOWARD HIGHWAY I-95. THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT 1000 FT AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A HWY COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE ACFT SLID INTO A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. DURING POST ACC INSPECTION THE ENG RAN NORMALLY WHILE CONNECTED TO AN EXTERNAL FUEL SOURCE. ANALYSIS OF THE ACFT FUEL SHOWED IT CONTAINED .010 PERCENT WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.