# Accident 20020614020229A: Piper PA46310P, Osteen, FL, June 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2002, 20:39 local time
- Place: Osteen, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8833° N, 81.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8833&lon=-81.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9143B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9143B-2003-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614020229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT N9143B WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 26,000 FEET. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DEVIATE AROUND WEATHER. MIAMI CENTER APPROVED THE DEVIATION AND HAD THE PILOT CONTACT THE SECTOR CONTROLLER FOR THAT AREA. AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WAS MADE THE CONTROLLER ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO SEVERAL OTHER AIRCRAFT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES THE CONTROLLER TRIED TO CONTACT N9143B AGAIN. THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH N9143B AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.

## 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 MIA02FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA111), Jun 15, 2002: Piper PA-46-310P (N9143B), Osteen, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after entering an area of thunderstorms resulting in an in-flight separation of the right wing and right…

## Other reports on N9143B (1)

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

- [Incident 19920129014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129014669I), Jan 29, 1992: Piper PA46310P (N9143B), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Found down shuttle valve failed.

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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