# Accident 20010419038679A: Piper PA32300, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2001, 16:33 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0819° N, 80.1325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0819&lon=-80.1325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4103R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4103R-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010419038679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2001 ABOUT 1633 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N4103R, REGISTERED TO SKOBIN IMPORT AND EXPORT INC. CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NEAR WAREHOUSES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FT. LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POSTCRASH FIRE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. FOUR PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THIS IS ONLY A PRELIMINARY REPORT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES TO INCLUDE COMPONENT TEAR DOWN, WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS, AND INTERVIEWS.

## 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 MIA01FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA126), Apr 19, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N4103R), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceeding the forward center of gravity (CG) ) limits at the time of engine start, the inability of the pilot to control the airplane due to the exceeded CG limits, the failure of the…

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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