# Accident 19990609021759A: Piper PA28R200, Cape Canaveral, FL, June 9, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 9, 1999, 20:54 local time - Place: Cape Canaveral, FL - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Normal Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.2307° N, 80.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2307&lon=-80.6004&mi=10 - Aircraft: N56192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56192-2000-05-24) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 56 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA172) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990609021759A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 9, 1999, ABOUT 2054 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N56192, REGISTERED TO MAJOR STRATEGIES, INC., WAS LOST FROM RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT APPROX. 354 DEGREES AND 2.2 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION SKID STRIP, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION, FL. WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1902 FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) COMMUNICATIONS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE MIAMI APPROACH CONTROL THEN WEST PALM BEACH APPROACH CONTROL WHERE RADAR SERVICES WERE TERMINATED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED AND THE PILOT CONTACTED ORLANDO APPROACH CONTROL, THEN ATC COMMUNICATIONS WERETRANSFERRED TO DAYTONA BEACH APPROACH CONTROL. WHILE IN CONTACT WITH THAT FACILITY THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR TO ENTER A LEFT DESCENDING TURN. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADAR AT APPROX. 2054, WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS AT N 28 DEGREES 30.19 AND W 080 DEGREES 34.07, AT 5,400 FEET MSL. A SEARCH W AS INITIATED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS VISUALLY LOCATED ABOUT 1330, ON JUNE 11, 1999. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. (-23) NO FLIGHT PLAN, USING FLIGHT FOLLOWING (.4)NO PREFLIGHT OR IN-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFINGS WERE OBTAINED BY THE PILOT. WHILE BEING VECTORED BY ATC AND ADVISED TO MAINTAIN VFR, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ENCOUNTERED LEVEL 3 RADAR RETURNS. RADAR DATA FROM JACKSONVILLE ARTCC INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN WITH THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING 1,000 FEET IN A 12 SECOND PERIOD BETWEEN THE SECOND TO LAST AND THE LAST RADAR RETURNS, WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADAR AT 5,400 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. SEPARATED SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WERE LOCATED ABOUT .3 NAUTICAL MILE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE LOCATION. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREEXISTING CRACKS. A SEARCH FOR THE AIRPLANE BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD, THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, AND AIRCRAFT FROM PATRICK AND MOODY AIR FORCE BASE WAS PERFORMED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS LOST FROM RADAR BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF A HELICOPTER FROM THE 301 RESCUE SQUADRON. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND VACUUM PUMP REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE END OF CIVIL TWILIGHT WHERE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST OCCURRED AT 2052. COCAINE AND BENZOYLECGONINE WHICH IS AN INACTIVE METABOLITE OF COCAINE WERE DETECTED IN THE PILOT'S BILE. PROPOXYPHENE WHICH IS A NARCOTIC PAINKILLER OFTER REFERRED TO BY THE TRADE NAME DARVON, AND NORPROPOXYPHENE WHICH IS A METABOLITE OF PROPOXYPHENE, WERE ALSO DETECTED IN THE PILOTS BILE. ASMALL PLASTIC PACKET OF COCAINE WAS FOUND IN A WALLET THAT CONTAINED THE PILOT'S IDENTIFICATION. ## 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 MIA99FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA172), Jun 10, 1999: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56192), Cape Canaveral, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's VFR flight into Instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft resulting in overload and separation of both wings. Contributing… ## Other reports on N56192 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19740429010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740429010219A), Apr 29, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N56192), Bridgeport, NJ, Substantial damage. No.3 cyl head assy sepn fm barrel. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.