Piper PA-38-112 N6299A

Summary

On 24 April 1997 at about 14:20 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N6299A was involved in an accident near Tampa, 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

24 April 1997 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.9500, -82.4800

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N6299A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA148

Nobody was injured.

loss of engine for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight at 1,100 feet, with the engine operating at 2,200 rpm, a loss of engine power occurred. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful, and a forced landing was made in a field, where the aircraft collided with a fence. At the time of the accident, each fuel tank contained uncontaminated fuel. After the accident, the engine was started and operated to full power with no evidence of failure or malfunction. Icing probability curves showed the aircraft was not operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.