# Accident 19960307003651A: Piper PA28180, Bunnell, FL, March 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1996, 12:38 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4705° N, 81.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4705&lon=-81.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4258T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4258T-1998-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 72 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307003651A

## Narrative

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

ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH N7152Y. LOST A WING. BOTH FELL INTO OCEAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7152Y, Piper PA44180: [Accident 19960307003652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307003652A)

## 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 MIA96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA096), Mar 7, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N4258T), Flagler Beach, FL, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots in both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid conflicting traffic.

## Other reports on N4258T (1)

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

- [Incident 19931227050609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931227050609I), Dec 27, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N4258T), Williamsport, PA. Loss of engine power inflight. Landed safely at destination.

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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