Piper PA 28-161 accident near Venice, FL
On March 25, 2008, a Piper PA 28-161 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Venice, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 25, 2008
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28-161 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.078°N, 82.467°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080403X00419
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 24, 2008, about 2040 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N465TC, was substantially damaged when it impacted water, shortly after takeoff from Venice Municipal Airport (VNC), Venice, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the president of a fixed based operator (FBO) at VNC, the pilot had recently completed a "check out" flight with a certified flight instructor (CFI), which allowed the pilot to rent the FBO's airplanes. The accident flight was the pilot's first solo flight in an FBO airplane. According to information from the FBO and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed runway 31, and was on a left downwind leg for runway 31, when it descended and impacted the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 1/2-mile west of the shore. Primary radar targets were recorded at the Tampa, Florida FAA terminal radar approach control (TRACON). A target was recorded near the departure end of runway 31 at VNC, at 2038:41. Eleven additional targets were recorded, along a track consistent with a left traffic pattern for runway 31. The last radar target recorded was approximately mid-field, about 1 mile west of runway 31, at 2039:36. Although the primary radar targets were consistent with the accident flight, they could not be positively identified as the accident airplane. In addition, no altitude information was recorded, as they were primary rada
Probable cause
The pilot's inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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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.
