Piper PA28 accident near Venice, FL
On December 4, 2022, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Venice, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 4, 2022
- Place
- Venice, FL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.063°N, 82.451°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221205106409
Official records · ERA23FA079
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 3, 2022, at 1938 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-151, N4676F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Venice, Florida. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane departed St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE), St. Petersburg, Florida, on the afternoon of the accident and flew to Venice Municipal Airport (VNC), Venice, Florida. The accident occurred during takeoff on the return flight to PIE while the airplane was operating under visual flight rules. The airplane departed runway 23, which was 5,000 ft long. Flight track data showed that the airplane lifted from the runway at 1937:44, about 4,100 ft beyond the approach end of the runway at 88 knots (kts) groundspeed. Over the remaining 900 ft of runway, the airplane accelerated to 90 kts groundspeed and climbed to about 50 ft. Over the next 4 seconds, the track data showed two plots, both at an altitude of 75 ft, and at groundspeeds of 91 kts and 94 kts, respectively, before the airplane descended. At 1938:00, the final plot depicted the airplane at 0 ft and 109 kts groundspeed about 1,800 ft beyond the departure end of runway 23. Airport surveillance video from the time of the accident depicted an airplane departing runway 23 with little to no angle of climb into a dark sky. The direction of takeoff would have resulted in the airplane traveling over dark water with
Probable cause
The pilot’s spatial disorientation during takeoff in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain a positive rate of climb and a subsequent descent into 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.
