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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1982 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Safety International |
| Registration: | N2437K |
| MSN: | 38-79A0634 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1633 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fellsmere, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vero Beach, FL |
| Vero Beach, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS A FOREIGN NATIONAL WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE HE WAS PRACTICING S-TURNS AT 800 FT. HE STATED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED THE PROCEDURE FOR AN ENGINE FAILURE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD ON TOP OF A DYKE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A GOUGE, SKIDDED FROM THE ROAD, AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR PREIMPACT FAILURES. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 88 AND 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. ACCORDING TO THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART, CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO VISIBLE INDUCTION ICING WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE DURING IDLE AND CRUISE POWER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA82DA141
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 1990 | N2437K | Bolivar Aircraft Sales | 2 | Florence, AL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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