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Piper PA-28-151 N41402

6 July 1991 · Everglades City, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 July 1991 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N41402, operated by Shannon Executive Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida, United States. 4 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.

The record

Date
at 17:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Everglades City, Florida, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-151
Registration
N41402
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Shannon Executive Service, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hollywood → Naples
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA91LA181

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING CRUISE FLT THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE SMELLED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO PLASTIC BURNING. HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A RD BUT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RT WING COLLIDED WITH AN OBSCURED SIGN. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE SMELL ASSOCIATED WITH PLASTIC BURNING. THE ROAD WAS THE ONLY SUITABLE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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