SERS · Piper PA22 · 2019-07-14 · Hastings, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA19LA227
Event ID
20190714X02348
Type
Accident
Date
2019-07-14
Location
Hastings, FL, USA
Coordinates
29.693332, -81.506942
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA22
Registration
N7833D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to secure the engine primer control, which resulted in an overly rich fuel/air mixture and degraded engine performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner.