# Accident 19960307003652A: Piper PA44180, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- 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: N7152Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7152Y-1997-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,219 total, 138 in this make and model, 194 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/19960307003652A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. COLLIDED IN MID AIR WITH N4258T OVER OCEAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4258T, Piper PA28180: [Accident 19960307003651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307003651A)

## 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-44-180 (N7152Y), 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 N7152Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19921114054519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114054519I), Nov 14, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N7152Y), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway hitting runway lights.

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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