Piper PA-23 accident near Ft Pierce, FL
On June 20, 2005, a Piper PA-23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ft Pierce, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 20, 2005
- Place
- Ft Pierce, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.050°N, 79.583°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050623X00852
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 20, 2005 at 1110 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23, N6886Y, registered to and operated by the commercial pilot, never arrived at its intended destination after departing from the Treasure Cay International Airport, Abaco Island, Bahamas enroute to Ft. Pierce, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR Flight Plan was filed. The pilot and two passengers are presumed dead and the airplane is presumed to have sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Treasure Cay International Airport, Abaco Island, Bahamas VFR on June 20, 2005, at an undetermined time. At 1016, the pilot contacted the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZMA) after departure from the Treasure Cay airport, and requested IFR clearance to Fort Pierce, Florida. The ZMA controller radar identified the airplane and issued clearance to Fort Pierce via direct Freeport, direct Fort Pierce, at 10,000 feet. The airplane traveled west along Grand Bahamas Island until reaching Freeport, and then turned northwest toward Fort Pierce. At 1032 the ZMA controller advises the pilot to contact ZMA center frequency 132.95, which was acknowledged by the pilot. The pilot then proceeds to check in on the same frequency (134.2), but does not hear the ZMA controller responding. This happens about four times over the next four minutes. At 1036, the pilot again calls ZMA on frequency 134.2, but now hears ZMA answering. The ZMA controller advises the pilot w
Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot with convective intensity.
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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.
