# Accident 19970811021619A: Piper PA24250, West Palm Beach, FL, August 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9393° N, 80.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9393&lon=-80.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8213P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8213P-2017-03-24) (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 O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021619A

## Narrative

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

POSSIBLE ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TURNING BACK. IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. FIRE PRECLUDED CAUSE OF POWER LOSS. (-23) STUDENT WAS TAKING INSTRUCTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DOING A TOUCH AND GO. AT ABOUT 250' AGL THERE WAS AN ENGINE STOPPAGE. WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT BANKED STEEPLY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL IMPACT INJURIES.

## 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 ATL97FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA118), Aug 11, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N8213P), Palm Bch Garden, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.

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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