# Accident 20010316009039A: Piper PA34200, Palm Coast, FL, March 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2001, 15:10 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 29.4667° N, 81.2011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4667&lon=-81.2011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44589-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010316009039A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 3-16-01 A PIPER PA34 DEPARTED PHILAIR FLT CTR IN DAYTONA BEACH FL. FOR AN MEI MULTI-ENGINE STANDARDIZATION RIDE FOR 2 FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS. AT 310PM THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A ROAD ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 OF FLAGLER CO. AIRPORT BUNNELL FL., AFTER COLLIDING WITH THREES AND STARTING FIRE ON IMPACT.  THE PIC AND BOTH FLT.  INSTRUCTOR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND BURNS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.  AN FAA ON SCENE INVESIGATION FOUND THE RIGHT PROP FEATHERED AND LEFT PROP SHOWING NO ROTATION OR DAMAGE FROM IMPACT.  THE LEFT ENGINE STARTER WAS ENGAGED THE FLAPS FULL UP AND ALL LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED.  A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY NTSB, PIPER, AND LYCOMING FOUND NO ENGINE OR AIRFRAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED OR CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, ADDITIONALLY THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS OFF.

## 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 MIA01FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA102), Mar 16, 2001: Piper PA-34-200 (N44589), Palm Coast, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: the second pilot's failure to maintain Vmc during a single engine approach resulting in a loss of control in flight and subsequent collision with objects and terrain during an uncontrolled descent.…

## Other reports on N44589 (2)

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

- [Incident 19980116001399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116001399I), Jan 16, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N44589), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed with 3 green lights on landing gear indication. Nose gear collapsed before aircraft came to stop on runway. FAA inspection found…
- [Incident 19930928043159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930928043159I), Sep 28, 1993: Piper PA34200 (N44589), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Due to poor markings pilot missed turn on taxiway. Taxied off taxiway into loose dirt. Propeller struck ground.

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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