Piper PA-28-140 N7229F

Summary

On 18 September 1990 at about 19:56 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7229F, operated by Dialco Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 2 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

18 September 1990 at 19:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.5592, -81.3491

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7229F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dialco Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA90LA183

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES.

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

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THE PLT STATED INITIALLY THAT DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG, HE ADVISED THE PLT RATED PASSENGER IN THE LT SEAT (WHO HAD 1.3 HRS TT MAKE & MODEL), TO REPOSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR, WHICH HE DID. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THE ENG QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE DESCENT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE THEN CRASHED ONTO A BUILDING. POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS OFF. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE PLT, THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS TURNED OFF AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE ACFT, THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING THE POST CRASH ENG RUN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.