# Accident 19891102044409A: Piper PA60600, Apopka, FL, November 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HZTA
- Location: 28.6806° N, 81.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apopka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6806&lon=-81.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7526S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7526S-1996-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102044409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACT WITH LAKE WATERS. PILOT WAS UP ALL NIGHT. NO MECHANICAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA021), Nov 2, 1989: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N7526S), Apopka, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WATER, WHILE PROCEEDING OVER A LAKE AND APPROACHING THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N7526S (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890508029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508029529I), May 8, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N7526S), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Gear extended on climb. Hydraulic pressure at 0. Returned. Nose gear collpased. Hydraulic pressure hose ruptured.
- [Incident 19821228068809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821228068809I), Dec 28, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N7526S), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Right engine lost oil pressure. Engine feathered. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Emergency gear procedures used.
- [Incident 19780628039509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628039509I), Jun 28, 1978: Piper 600SMITH (N7526S), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. During rollout nose gear collapsed. Hole in hydraulic hose due to chafing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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