# Accident 20020223019869A: Piper PA28180, Verobeach, FL, February 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Verobeach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6186° N, 80.7583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6186&lon=-80.7583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7345W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7345W-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020223019869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) REPORTEDLY, OTHER PILOTS IN THE LOCAL AREA HAD ENCOUNTERED EXTREME TURBULENCE AT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ONE PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRPLANE LOST A THOUSAND FEET OF ALTITUDE AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. OTHER PILOTS REPORTEDLY WERE ASKING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO "GET THEM OUT OF THE AREA AND ASSIGN THEM A LOWER ALTITUDE."

## 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 ATL02FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA051), Feb 23, 2002: Piper PA-28-180 (N7345W), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight's encounter with isolated severe to extreme turbulence that resulted in an in-flight breakup of the airplane and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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