Piper PA46-500TP accident near Daytona Beach, FL
On December 17, 2003, a Piper PA46-500TP (airplane) was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 17, 2003
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46-500TP · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.126°N, 81.210°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031230X02098
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 17, 2003, at 0933 eastern standard time (EST), a Piper PA46-500TP, N155BM, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain near Daytona Beach, Florida. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in marginal visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his one passenger were fatally injured. The flight had originated from the Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), Daytona Beach, Florida, about 0928, and was en route to Nacogdoches, Texas. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for single and multi-engine land airplanes. The pilot did not have an instrument rating. A review of the pilot's logbook revealed that the pilot had about 1,914 hours of total flight experience. The logbook listed 7.0 total hours of simulated instrument flight training and 35.8 hours in PA46-500 aircraft. Of the time logged in PA46-500 aircraft, 35.5 hours of the time logged was listed as cross-country flight time. There were no records of any flight training in PA46 or PA46-500 aircraft. The pilot's first logged flight in the PA46-500, N61PK, was on May 16, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records show that the accident airplane was previously registered as N61PK. The pilot held a third class medical certificate issued on November 11, 2002. The medical certificate stated that the pilot must wear corrective lenses for near vision while flying. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a Piper PA46-500TP monoplane of aluminum construction. A Pratt and Whitney Canada model
Probable cause
The unqualified pilot's continued flight into known instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience and the low ceiling.
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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.
