Piper PA-28-140 accident near Leesburg, FL
On January 11, 2005, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Leesburg, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 11, 2005
- Place
- Leesburg, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.837°N, 81.826°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050120X00078
NTSB summary
History of Flight On January 10, 2005, about 2330 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N1266T, registered to several individuals in a partnership and operated by an individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted into swampy terrain on approach to the Leesburg Regional Airport, Leesburg, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Ocala International Airport, Ocala, Florida, earlier that day, about 2305. A witness stated he heard an airplane on final approach to the airport in poor visibility around 2330 pm. There was no unusual noise or observations before the airplane's engine went silent after the sound of an impact; no fire or explosion was seen at that time. Another witness stated he heard a loud explosion and went outside to see what had happened. His son told him he just heard an airplane fly over. Due to the fog at the time they could not see anything. The Lake County Sheriff's office responded to the possible airplane crash report. A visual search of the area where the airplane may be located was conducted. A representative of the sheriffs office stated that due to the night time and the fog it was difficult to see more then than then a few feet a time. The sheriff's aviation department was notified about 2346 but would not be able to assist in the search until the weather cleared in the morning. At 0245 a representative of the Civil Air Patrol advised the sheriff's department an emergency loca
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue VMC flight into IMC 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.
