# Accident 20000818013289A: Burgess Joseph H AIR COMMAND 432, Punta Gorda, FL, August 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2000, 19:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8905° N, 82.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8905&lon=-82.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6292-2001-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burgess Joseph H AIR COMMAND 432 (registry code 05606DO, https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-joseph-h-air-command-432) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818013289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND STALLED. HIT WIRES DURING DECENT.  PILOT KILLED FROM TRAMA OF IMPACT.

## 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 MIA00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA241), Aug 18, 2000: Burgess AIR Command (N6292), Punta Gorda, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while performing aerobatic flight resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with power lines,…

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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