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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-300 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · September 6, 2002

Date: September 6, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N59684
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02FAMS3
Reported as: Piper PA36300

N59684Registration cancelled Feb 8, 2013 · Piper PA-36-300S/N 36-7760098 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-36-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 06, 2002, a VFR flight plan was filed from fort Lauderdale executive airport (kfxe), fort Lauderdale, Florida, to st. croix (yisx), virgin islands. The flight plan as not activated, however, the departure was confirmed by the control tower. The aircraft was last observed south of the bimini island, Bahamas on a southeast bound route. The aircraft did not arrive to its destination. The plane is missing and presumed destroyed and the commercial rated pilot, the sole occupant, is presumed fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2002, A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FROM FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KFXE), FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, TO ST. CROIX (YISX), VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FLIGHT PLAN AS NOT ACTIVATED, HOWEVER, THE DEPARTURE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE CONTROL TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE BIMINI ISLAND, BAHAMAS ON A SOUTHEAST BOUND ROUTE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ARRIVE TO ITS DESTINATION. THE PLANE IS MISSING AND PRESUMED DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, IS PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA02FAMS3Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportMissingThe falure of the pilot to arrive at the intended destination for undetermined reasons. A finding in the investigation was the fact that clouds with tops to 44,000 feet were noted 38 miles south of the airplane's last position.Sep 6, 2002 · Destroyed