Piper PA-28-180 accident near Daytona Beach, FL
On November 20, 1994, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 20, 1994
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.190°N, 81.049°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02624
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 20, 1994, about 1755 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N9420J, registered to Herbie Corporation, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering during an airport surveillance radar approach (ASR)to runway 7 left at the Daytona Beach Regional Airport. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed, and no preflight weather briefing was obtained. The flight originated from Fort Pierce, Florida, about 1 hour 54 minutes before the accident. Review of communications on November 20, 1994, for the time period 2227 UTC (1922 EST) to 2302 UTC (2002 EST) between Daytona Beach ATCT Local Control (LC1), Daytona Beach ATCT North Arrival Radar (N-AR), Daytona Beach ATCT South Arrival Radar (S-AR), and N9420J revealed the pilot of N9420J called Daytona Beach Tower at 2232:15, (1932:15 EST) requesting vectors to the airport. The pilot stated he was located over the shoreline just north of the airport. The pilot was instructed by Daytona Beach Tower to contact Daytona Beach Approach Control. The pilot contacted Daytona Beach Approach Control at 2232:58 (1932:58 EST). He stated he was northwest of the airport over the shoreline requesting vectors to the airport. He was informed the weather at Daytona Beach, Florida, was IFR: 400 scattered, measured ceiling 2,500 overcast, visibility 1 1/2 with fog. The pilot informed ATC the airplane was equipped with a glideslope, and that he was IFR rated. A transponder code was assigned, and the p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in instrument flight conditions during an instrument approach, resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and a subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in instrument and night flight conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
