Piper PA-44-180 accident near Deland, FL
On December 3, 1999, a Piper PA-44-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Deland, FL. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 3, 1999
- Place
- Deland, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.060°N, 81.229°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20275
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 3, 1999, about 1023 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-44-180 (Seminole) airplane, N3038N, registered to and operated by Phoenix East Aviation, Inc., and a Piper PA-28-161 (Cadet) airplane, N153ER, registered to and operated by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, collided in-flight near the departure end of runway 5 at the DeLand Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field Airport, DeLand, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a local instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight of the Seminole airplane. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight of the Cadet airplane; none was required. Both airplanes were destroyed and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and commercial pilot-rated student of the Seminole airplane were fatally injured. The CFI and private pilot-rated student of the Cadet airplane also were fatally injured. The Seminole flight originated about 0939 from the Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida. The Cadet flight originated about 0921, also from the Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida. According to a transcription of communications from Daytona Beach Air Traffic Control Tower (DAB ATCT), a flightcrew member in the Cadet contacted clearance delivery and requested a visual flight rules (VFR) clearance to Leesburg. The flight was cleared to taxi to runway 7R at 0911:48, and was cleared for takeoff at 0920:52. After takeoff, air traffic control (ATC) communications were transferred to Dayton
Probable cause
The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot-in-command (PIC)/certified flight instructor (CFI) of both aircraft. Contributing factors in the accident were: 1) the frequency congestion of the CTAF 2) the poor in-flight planning decision by the PIC/CFI of the Seminole for his continuing a practice instrument approach to within approximately .6 nautical mile from the approach end of the runway with op
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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.
