# Accident 19991203040689A: Piper PA28161, Deland, FL, December 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1999, 10:20 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.0603° N, 81.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0603&lon=-81.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153ER-2000-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203040689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 5 AT THE DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FLORIDA, A PIPER PA28-161, N153ER, COLLIDED WITH A PIPER PA44-180, N3038N, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE PA44 WAS CONDUCTING A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT THE DELAND AIRPORT. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE PA28 SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WRECKAGE BY THE NTSB AND THE FAA FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PAT 141 TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 3, 1999.

## 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 MIA00FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA041), Dec 3, 1999: Piper PA-28-161 (N153ER), Deland, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot-in-command (PIC)/certified flight instructor (CFI) of both aircraft. Contributing factors in the accident were: 1) the frequency congestion of the CTAF 2)…

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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