Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT accident near Homestead, FL
On March 17, 2022, a Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Homestead, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 17, 2022
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Aircraft
- Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 25.471°N, 81.431°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220321104804
Official records · ERA22LA162
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On March 17, 2022, about 1345 eastern daylight time, an experimental, light sport Czech Sport Aircraft Piper Sport airplane, N811PS, was lost from radar and presumed destroyed about 15 nautical miles west of Everglades National Park, Florida. The pilot has not been located and is presumed fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight track data showed that the airplane departed The Florida Keys Marathon International Airport (MTH), Marathon, Florida, about 1312. The airplane climbed to a cruise altitude of about 1,450 ft mean sea level (msl) and flew northwest toward Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Naples, Florida. The airplane maintained its altitude, 336° heading, and 125-knot groundspeed until 1323, when it descended and gradually increased airspeed. The track data depicted a rapid climb from 1,200 ft msl to 1,800 ft msl at 1324 while the airplane slowed to 74 knots groundspeed. The airplane then resumed its previous heading and groundspeed at an altitude of about 1,450 ft msl until 1327, when it began a series of erratic heading, altitude, and groundspeed excursions. The track depicted a brief climb before the airplane descended, accelerated, and completed a 240° turn to the east. During the turn, the altitude varied between 1,600 ft msl and 800 ft msl, and groundspeeds varied between 83 and 143 knots. The airplane then continued in a wide, arcing left turn until it intercepted its original course. Once reestablished on its same approximate course, the airplane a
Probable cause
The airplane’s collision with water for underdetermined 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.
