Cessna 340A accident near Boynton Beach, FL

On June 8, 2013, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

June 8, 2013

Place

Boynton Beach, FL

Aircraft

Cessna 340A · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

26.511°N, 80.404°W

NTSB ID

20130608X41116

Official records · ERA13FA275

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Excerpts, FAA Air Traffic Control Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Excerpts, FAA Air Traffic Control Postflight Exchange: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 8, 2013, at 1002 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 340A, N217JP, was destroyed when it impacted shallow waters of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, near Boynton Beach, Florida. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity, and the airplane was operating on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Leesburg International Airport (LEE), Leesburg, Florida. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to excerpts from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Accident Package: The pilot was cleared to depart FXE utilizing the Fort Lauderdale Three Departure to ARKES intersection, then direct to BAIRN intersection, then as filed [direct to LEE], climb to 2,000 feet, expect 16,000 feet 10 minutes after departure. At 0945, the pilot was cleared to take off from FXE runway 8, and to then turn left to heading 310 degrees magnetic. After takeoff, the pilot was cleared to contact Miami Departure Control. At 0947, the pilot advised Miami Departure Control that the airplane was passing 600 feet for 2,000 feet, in a left turn, heading 310 degrees. The departure controller advised radar contact, then cleared the airplane to 4,000 feet, which the pilot acknowledged. At 0949, the pilot advised that he was having "instrument problems," and that he would like to "head west and stay v-f-r if I can for the climb." The controller confirmed with the

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin after he climbed the airplane back into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to continue flight into IMC with malfunctioning flight instrument(s).

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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.