# Accident 19940320005879A: Piper PA28R200, Sarasota-Brand, FL, March 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1994, 20:32 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55999, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55999-1996-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,499 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940320005879A

## Narrative

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

ON ILS APPROACH LOST CONTROL. HIT BOAT DOCK IN BAY. NOT CURRENT. FOR NIGHT AND IFR. ILS APPROACH WAS ERRATIC.

## 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 MIA94FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA098), Mar 21, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55999), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot(s) to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident were: A malfunction that resulted in a loss of normal radio transmission,…

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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