Piper PA-28-140 accident near Unknown, USA
On August 1, 2011, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Unknown, USA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 1, 2011
- Place
- Unknown, USA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.079°N, 88.632°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110804X94823
Official records · ERA11FAMS1
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Radar Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 3: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 1, 2011, about 1033 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N4533R, registered to and operated by Gulf Air Center, Inc., was lost from radar over the Gulf of Mexico and is missing and presumed to be substantially damaged. No flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, personal flight from Jack Edwards Airport (JKA), Gulf Shores, Alabama. The certificated private pilot is missing and presumed to be fatally injured. The flight originated from JKA about 0714. According to a certified flight instructor (CFI), the pilot made an appointment with him to obtain a flight review at 0700, on August 1, 2011; the airplane was rented until 0830. On that date just before 0700, the pilot phoned the front desk requesting that the airplane's fuel tanks be completely filled. Upon the pilot's arrival at the fixed base operator (FBO), he told the customer service representative to give him all the responsibility for the airplane and none to the CFI, "in case something happened." That comment which was overheard by the CFI, prompted him to advise the pilot they would have a good flight. The pilot took the book and keys and went to the airplane. The CFI further reported that when he was away from the airplane, the pilot started the engine, and departed from runway 09. Security video obtained at the departure airport confirmed the departure time. The CFI observed the airplane make a left turn to the north, and he believed the pilot was going to execute a "touch-and-go or two in preparation for the [flight review]." After about 10 minute
Probable cause
The non-instrumented rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions for undetermined reasons, resulting in an in-flight loss of control, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the water.
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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.
