What happened
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(.19) On December 26, 1998, about 1000 eastern standard time a Piper PA-28-181, N8436C, registered to crystal aero group inc., collided with trees and crashed near Haines city, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, from crystal river, Florida, to opa locka, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from crystal river, the same day, about 0900. The pilot had received a weather briefing from the FAA gainesville, Florida, flight service station. Visual flight rules flight was not recommended. The pilot stated to line personnel at crystal river that he would fly to the east around bad weather and then proceed south to opa locka. The pilot made contact with the FAA orlando approach control and was cleared through the class b airspace. (-23) on December 26, 1998 at approximately 0942 EST a Piper PA-28-181 aircraft operating on a VFR CFR 14, part 91 flight, crashed in a wooded area 24MILES wsw of mco. The pilot and passenger survived and the pilot stated tha t the engine failed. The aircraft impacted the ground in less than one minute after leaving level flight at 1600 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 26, 1998, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A PIPER PA-28-181, N8436C, REGISTERED TO CRYSTAL AERO GROUP INC., COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED NEAR HAINES CITY, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, FROM CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA, TO OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CRYSTAL RIVER, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 0900. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE FAA GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT STATED TO LINE PERSONNEL AT CRYSTAL RIVER THAT HE WOULD FLY TO THE EAST AROUND BAD WEATHER AND THEN PROCEED SOUTH TO OPA LOCKA. THE PILOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE FAA ORLANDO APPROACH CONTROL AND WAS CLEARED THROUGH THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. (-23) ON DECEMBER 26, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 0942 EST A PIPER PA-28-181 AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON A VFR CFR 14, PART 91 FLIGHT, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA 24MILES WSW OF MCO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SURVIVED AND THE PILOT STATED THA T THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE AFTER LEAVING LEVEL FLIGHT AT 1600 FEET MSL.
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