Commander 114-B accident near Venice, FL
On March 31, 2005, a Commander 114-B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Venice, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 31, 2005
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Aircraft
- Commander 114-B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.062°N, 82.463°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050405X00410
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 30, 2005, about 2135 eastern standard time, a Commander 114B, N60204, registered to and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing from the Venice Municipal Airport, Venice, Florida. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. A passenger, who was on the flight immediately preceding the accident flight, said that he had flown with the pilot and his wife from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the flight had stopped in Nashville, Tennessee. After refueling in Nashville, the passenger said the flight then proceeded to Venice, Florida, where he disembarked with the intention to visit relatives. He said he watched while the pilot refueled the airplane, performed a preflight, and then said goodbye. He then departed as the airplane was taxied to runway 22 for takeoff. He said he did not observe the departure, and later learned that the airplane had crashed. Witnesses located at a pier near the departure end of the runway said they could hear the engine operating overhead, and that the airplane banked, and descended rapidly impacting the water with the engine operating. One of the witnesses who was on the pier at a restaurant near the Venice airport stated that when the airplane was taking off, the sound of the engine drew his attention. He said that the engine was "sputtering, popping, and missin
Probable cause
The pilot's in-flight loss of control during takeoff/initial climb over the water at night due to spatial disorientation. A related factor was the night 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.
