Piper PA-23-250 accident near Atlantic Ocean, AO
On April 21, 2007, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean, AO. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 21, 2007
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, AO
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.635°N, 72.862°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070425X00452
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 21, 2007, about 0910 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N4TR, registered to and operated by an individual, encountered adverse weather and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 26 miles east of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time in the area of the accident and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Fresh Creek Airport (MYAF), Andros Island, Bahamas. The airplane was destroyed and the certificated private pilot and the four passengers received fatal injuries. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. A person identifying himself as the pilot of the accident airplane contacted the Miami automated international flight service station (AIFSS) by telephone at 0830, on April 21, 2007. The pilot stated they would be departing KFXE at 0900, with the destination MYAF, and he requested a weather briefing for the route of flight and that he would also file a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The AIFSS briefer reported that the remains of a low pressure was in the area of the Northern Bahamas and that some showers associated with the remains were present along the coast of Florida as far north as Titusville and as far south as Biscayne Bay. The weather was moving to the south and that locally there were some heavy returns, generally 10 miles or less. After additional weather information was received the pilot filed a VFR flight plan. At 0848, the
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in an in-flight loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were thunderstorms.
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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.
