ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130942
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 June 1980 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Air Activities Inc |
| Registration: | N7651L |
| MSN: | 31P-7300125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ocala Municipal Airport (Jim Taylor Field), Ocala, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Ocala Municipal Airport, Ocala, Florida (OCF/KOCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 4 June 1980 when crashed at Ocala Municipal Airport (Jim Taylor Field), Ocala, Florida. The cause of the crash was attributed to an in flight engine fire. At the time of the crash, the aircraft was reportedly stolen, and was believed to be used for illegal activities, in particular drug smuggling. Hence the flight was illegal or unauthorized. Therefore there was no record of where it had taken off from or where it was travelling to.
According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT STOLEN OR UNAUTHORIZED; FIRE IN ENGINE. OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED (LEFT ENGINE). CREW FLED FROM STOLEN AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING ALLOWING FIRE TO SPREAD".
Registration N7651L cancelled by the FAA on September 11, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA80FA066 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=32162&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7651L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1980/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-florida-2/]
4. https://www.planedesire.com/aircraft/desire/N7651L/details.html?menu=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2013 17:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature] |
| 11-May-2015 10:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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