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Piper PA-24-180 N7639P

14 March 1985 · Zephyrhills, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 March 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N7639P was involved in an accident near Zephyrhills, 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 16:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Zephyrhills, Florida, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-180
Registration
N7639P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Zephyrhills → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA118

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 HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER & UPON MAKING HIS EMERG LANDING IN A PASTURE, THE ACFT STRUCK FENCE POSTS, SEPARATING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK & NEGLIGIBLE FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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