Piper PA28-151 N41765

Summary

On 20 November 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA28-151 registered N41765, operated by Universel Technologies/Unitec Inc, was involved in an accident near Port Charlotte, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 November 2009 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.9183, -81.9878

Aircraft

Piper PA28-151

Registration

N41765

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Universel Technologies/Unitec Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Punta Gorda → Punta Gorda

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA070

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to the separation of the spark plug hole helicoil from the bottom position of the No. 3 cylinder for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight, the helicoil of the No. 3 cylinder bottom spark plug separated for undetermined reasons, resulting in the spark plug separating from the engine and the partial loss of engine power. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a clearing, but collided with trees short of his intended landing point. No determination was made as to when the helicoil was installed. The engine was overhauled about 17 years prior to the accident, and had accumulated approximately 2,142 hours at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.