19871002058419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Everglades City, FL · October 2, 1987

Date
October 2, 1987 · 06:10 local
Place
Everglades City, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3RP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA001
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,025 total240 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates pilot lost control probably due to disorientation with no ground lights for reference. High speed impact.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL PROBABLY DUE TO DISORIENTATION WITH NO GROUND LIGHTS FOR REFERENCE. HIGH SPEED IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.