Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Williston, FL
On March 20, 2010, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Williston, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 20, 2010
- Place
- Williston, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.336°N, 82.418°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100320X60644
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 20, 2010, about 1145 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N823AG, and an amateur built Sentman RV-6, N788LL, collided in-flight 3 nautical miles (nm) southeast of the Williston Municipal Airport (X60), in Williston, Florida. The PA-32 was registered to ARO Wing LLC and operated by a private pilot; the RV-6 was registered to and operated by a private pilot. The personal flights were operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plans were filed. The pilot and passenger of the PA-32 and the pilot of the RV-6 were fatally injured; both airplanes sustained substantial damage. The PA-32 departed Deland Municipal-Sydney H Taylor Field, Deland, Florida, about 1115 with a planned destination of X60. The RV-6 departed the Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field (OCF), Ocala, Florida, about 1135 with a planned destination of X60. There were no witnesses to the accident; however several local area residents stated that they heard a loud “bang” and subsequently observed pieces of airplane falling out of the sky. The NTSB received recorded radar data from the United States Air Force for the time and location of the accident. The data included two targets that exhibited flight paths (speeds and courses) that matched the convergent tracks expected from the two airplanes. Review of the radar data showed two aircraft approaching the accident site from the southeast. The aircraft that was located further north had a functioning transponder operating on code 1200 and was als
Probable cause
The pilots of both airplanes did not maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid each other.
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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.
