# Accident 19970201001119A: Piper PA30, Sarasota, FL, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Hidden River Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3031° N, 82.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIDDEN RIVER (22FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3031&lon=-82.2726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64TD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64TD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001119A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A TREE TAXIING FROM RESIDENCE TO RUNWAY. IMPACT SEPARATED WING.

## 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 MIA97LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA080), Feb 1, 1997: Piper PA-30 (N64TD), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.

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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