Piper PA-23-250 accident near Palm Bay, FL
On April 2, 2002, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Palm Bay, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 2, 2002
- Place
- Palm Bay, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.902°N, 80.750°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020411X00494
Official records · MIA02FA079
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Data Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 2, 2002, about 0826 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-23-250, N91FK, registered to Aquarius Group Ltd., crashed in a marsh near Palm Bay, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time due to fog and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 0720 hours, from the Pompano Beach Airpark Airport, Pompano Beach, Florida. The pilot's wife reported to Brevard County Sheriff Department personnel that she saw her husband last at 0630, on April 2nd, and he intended on flying from Pompano Beach, to Ormond Beach, Florida, for the purpose of having work performed on the autopilot system of the accident airplane. The pilot intended on flying to Macon, Georgia, after work was done to the airplane in Ormond Beach, Florida. He was scheduled to return to Florida from Georgia, on April 3rd. She also reported that her husband typically fueled at the Okeechobee County Airport, Okeechobee, Florida. The pilot's wife did not report her husband's overdue flight to either the FAA or any law enforcement agency. According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Air Traffic Control Radar Study (Radar Study), the presumed flight path of the accident airplane was traced backwards from near the accident site area to near the Okeechobee County Airport, then from there to near the Pompano Beach Airpark Airport. It was later determined that the air traffic control tower was not in operation at t
Probable cause
The in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in the in-flight collision with terrain.
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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.
