Piper PA-28-181 accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL
On June 23, 2004, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 23, 2004
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.192°N, 80.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040630X00888
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 23, 2004 at 1135 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N9578C, registered to and operated by Pompano Senior Squadron Flying Club, collided with a building during climb out from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The round-trip personal international flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot, rear-seated passenger was fatally injured, and the forward seated passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated from Pompano Beach Airpark, Pompano, Florida on June 23, 2004 at 0800. Review of air traffic control records revealed at 0619, the pilot obtained a preflight briefing for a VFR flight from Pompano, Florida to Treasure Cay, Bahamas. Records showed the pilot filed VFR flight plans from Pompano, Florida to Treasure Cay, Bahamas and from Treasure Cay, Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale Executive, Florida. At 0800, the pilot called the Miami Automated Flight Service Station and activated his VFR flight plan from Pompano, Florida to Treasure Cay, Bahamas. At 1003, the pilot called the Miami Automated Flight Service Station and activated his flight plan from Treasure Cay, Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale Executive, Florida. At 1117, the flight arrived at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport for the purpose of clearing U.S. Customs before proceeding on to Pompano Beach, Florida. At 1133, the Fort Lauderdale control tower cleared
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and the subsequent collision with a building.
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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.
