# Accident 19981226042229A: Piper PA28181, Haines, FL, December 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1998
- Place: Haines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1004° N, 81.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1004&lon=-81.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8436C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8436C-2000-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226042229A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA057), Dec 26, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N8436C), Haines City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize the onset of carburetor icing and take corrective action prior to engine failure and the pilot's failure to maintain visual outlook while making a forced landing…

## Other reports on N8436C (2)

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

- [Incident 19940830033689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830033689I), Aug 30, 1994: Piper PA28181 (N8436C), Camilla, GA, Minor damage. Loud bang. Engine quit. Landed in a field. Hole in engine case broken NR4 piston rod.
- [Incident 19840806049449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806049449I), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8436C), Destin, FL, Substantial damage. Left wing tip struck a parked motor van while taxiing for takeoff.

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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