# Accident 19910530018499A: Piper PA24250, Longboat Key, FL, May 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1991, 21:26 local time
- Place: Longboat Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1504° N, 82.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1504&lon=-82.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6376P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6376P-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910530018499A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC ADVISORYS SAID DG NOT WORKING CRASHED IN GULF OWNER HAD NOT AUTHORIZED USE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA91FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA155), May 31, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6376P), Long Boat Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE WATER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## Other reports on N6376P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780915018871I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018871I), Sep 15, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6376P), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. Landing aircraft N6376P struck aircraft N5561C which was taxiing on the runway. Pilot of 76P restricted for night.

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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