Piper PA34 accident near Pembroke Pines, FL
On May 12, 2020, a Piper PA34 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 12, 2020
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA34 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 25.993°N, 80.294°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200512X95116
Official records · ERA20LA177
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 12, 2020, about 0858 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200, N887SP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the commercial pilot receiving instruction was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 141 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, he and the pilot receiving instruction conducted a preflight inspection of the airplane and found no anomalies. They departed North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, about 0845, and headed toward the practice area, which was located about 14 miles west of HWO. He stated that about 6 miles from HWO, at about 1,000 ft mean sea level, “the right engine failed,” he took over controls of the airplane and according to radar data turned right to an easterly heading. Prior to the turn, the airplane was about 775 ft msl, and then it descended to 450 ft msl in the turn. The flight instructor stated that the right engine was windmilling while in the turn and that he did not secure the right engine until after completing the turn back to HWO. Then he followed the engine checklist, secured the right engine, and communicated with the HWO control tower of his intentions to return to the airport. After making the turn back to HWO, the flight instructor stated that the left engine “didn’t produce enough power to maintain altitude,” so he lined the airplane up to land on a residential street. While crossing an intersection the airplane struck powerlines, then impacted t
Probable cause
A total loss of power in the right engine for reasons that could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to turn 180° before securing the right engine, which resulted in a loss of altitude and subsequent impact with powerlines.
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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.
