What happened
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(-23)On October 31, 2000, about 1412 EST, a Piper PA-28-181, registered to and flown by a private individual as a title 14 CFR part 91 flight, crashed in Zolfo Springs, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane incurred substantial damage, and the commerical-rated pilot, the sole occupant of the aricraft, received fatal injuries. The flight originated from bartow, Florida, the same day, about 1349 EST. According to a controller at bartow municipal airport's air traffic control tower, the pilot had been in radio communications contact with the tower and at 1409, the pilot communicated to the tower that his engine had failed. At 1536, the hardee county sheriff's office discovered the accident aircraft in an open field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON OCTOBER 31, 2000, ABOUT 1412 EST, A PIPER PA-28-181, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, CRASHED IN ZOLFO SPRINGS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERICAL-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE ARICRAFT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BARTOW, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1349 EST. ACCORDING TO A CONTROLLER AT BARTOW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, THE PILOT HAD BEEN IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT WITH THE TOWER AND AT 1409, THE PILOT COMMUNICATED TO THE TOWER THAT HIS ENGINE HAD FAILED. AT 1536, THE HARDEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD.
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