# Accident 20020113001759A: Piper PA24250, Williston, FL, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 01:00 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4317° N, 82.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4317&lon=-82.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8263P-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113001759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GAINESVILLE AT 12:30 AM ON JANUARY 13, 2002 FOR WILLISTON AIRPORT. WEATHER AT TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS 4 STATUTE MILES, RAIN/MIST, CEILING BROKEN AT ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED, BROKEN FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED, OVERCAST SEVEN THOUSAND, DEWPOINT ONE FIVE, ALTIMETER TWO NINER EIGHT FIVE. WEATHER 20 MINUITS LATER; VISIBILITY FIVE STATUTE MILES, LIGHT RAIN MIST, SCATTERED ONE THOUSAND, BROKEN ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED, OVERCAST THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PINE TREE AT RIGHT WING ROOT IN LEVEL FLIGHT CAUSING RIGHT WING TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AND STRUCK AN OAK TREE WITH ENGINE AND PROPELLER CAUSING ENGINE AND PROPELLER TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD FOR ANOTHER 150 FEET COMING TO REST WITH TAIL SECTION TWISTED AROUND TO FRONT OF FUSELAGE. TOTAL DISTANCE FROM INITIAL IMPACT TO WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED POST ACCIDENT FIRE. DEBRIS FROM AIRCRAFT SCATTERED ENTIRE LENGTH OF PATH BETWEEN POINT AND FINAL RESTING LOCATION.

## 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 MIA02FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA049), Jan 13, 2002: Piper PA-24-250 (N8263P), Micanopy, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's experiencing spatial disorientation while maneuvering at a low altitude at night under visual meteorological conditions which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and an in-flight…

## Other reports on N8263P (2)

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

- [Incident 19910916040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916040119I), Sep 16, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N8263P), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing rollout. Prior to landing pilot stated he was having alternator problem.
- [Accident 19730321006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321006229A), Mar 21, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N8263P), Jeffersonvlle, IN, Substantial damage. Fuel boost pump p/n 480528 faulty replaced with p/n 760520.ovrshot rwy zigzagged acft to slo dwn.

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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