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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Everglades, FL · October 15, 1990

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Date
October 15, 1990 · 20:30 local
Place
Everglades, FL
Airport
Everglades Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N143FT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91FA011
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total9 in this make and model
N143FTRegistration cancelled Dec 26, 1990 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 288216193Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161

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What happened

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

Lost horizon reference on night takeoff over water. Impacted water. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST HORIZON REFERENCE ON NIGHT TAKEOFF OVER WATER. IMPACTED WATER. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA91FA011Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportEverglades City, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude and his spatial disorientation during a night takeoff over water.Oct 16, 1990 · Destroyed

Other reports on N143FT · 2

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

Incident 19870826076169IForced Landing · Fort Myers, FLPower loss and forced landing due to a piece of felt from carburetor gasket came loose and clogged a carburetor jetAug 26, 1987Incident 19870311027819IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Melbourne, FLOn rollout the right main torque link broke and aircraft settled onto flap. Corrosion a factor.Mar 11, 1987 · Minor damage