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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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