# Accident 19901015046329A: Piper PA28161, Everglades, FL, October 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1990, 20:30 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8578° N, 81.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everglades, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8578&lon=-81.3865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-1990-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015046329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA011), Oct 16, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N143FT), Everglades City, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING A NIGHT TAKEOFF OVER WATER.

## Other reports on N143FT (2)

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

- [Incident 19870826076169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826076169I), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Fort Myers, FL. Power loss and forced landing due to a piece of felt from carburetor gasket came loose and clogged a carburetor jet
- [Incident 19870311027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311027819I), Mar 11, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. On rollout the right main torque link broke and aircraft settled onto flap. Corrosion a factor.

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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