Piper PA-28-161 N47966
25 April 1988 · Hialeah, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1988 at about 23:18 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N47966 was involved in an accident near Hialeah, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hialeah, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka West (X46)
- Coordinates
- 25.8308, -80.2804
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N47966
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Opa Locka → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA160
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ENGINE STALLED DURING LANDING ROLL. DURING ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE PILOT FLOODED IT. THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND THE EXCESS FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT DID NOT MOTOR THE ENGINE IN TIME TO DRAW THE FLAMES INTO THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE SPREAD DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Reedville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Madeira Beach, Florida, United States | Parras, GUY | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-235 | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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