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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Yeehawjunction, FL · September 24, 2002

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Date
September 24, 2002 · 14:25 local
Place
Yeehawjunction, FL
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N106JG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02FA173
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N106JGRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8229059 · Built 1982Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Jeffrey s. ginsburg, holder of private pilot certificate number 373842914, operated his Piper PA-32R-301T, N106JG, on an instrument flight (IFR) from palm beach county airport (lna), lantana, Florida to the orlando executive airport (orl), orlando, Florida. Mr. Ginsburg departed lna with his mother Mrs. Harriet ginsburg at approximately 13:28 local time. Enroute, the pilot had been cleared to 7,000 feet. In the vicinity of yeehaw junction, west of vero beach, Florida, the pilot, Mr. Ginsburg requested a descent to 5,000 feet. Miami center cleared N106JG to descend to the requested altitude. At this point in the flight the pilot indicated a loss of "gyros". The aircraft was observed by miami ARTCC radar to ascend to 7,500 feet then N106JG was observed to descend in an apparent spiraling descent. Miami center lost radar contact at approximately 14:10 local time. N106JG experienced in flight separation of right wing and tail components during the descent and crashed in a shallow a stream bed approximately 3 NM west of yeehaw junction, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. JEFFREY S. GINSBURG, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 373842914, OPERATED HIS PIPER PA-32R-301T, N106JG, ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT (IFR) FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPORT (LNA), LANTANA, FLORIDA TO THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ORL), ORLANDO, FLORIDA. MR. GINSBURG DEPARTED LNA WITH HIS MOTHER MRS. HARRIET GINSBURG AT APPROXIMATELY 13:28 LOCAL TIME. ENROUTE, THE PILOT HAD BEEN CLEARED TO 7,000 FEET. IN THE VICINITY OF YEEHAW JUNCTION, WEST OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, THE PILOT, MR. GINSBURG REQUESTED A DESCENT TO 5,000 FEET. MIAMI CENTER CLEARED N106JG TO DESCEND TO THE REQUESTED ALTITUDE. AT THIS POINT IN THE FLIGHT THE PILOT INDICATED A LOSS OF "GYROS". THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY MIAMI ARTCC RADAR TO ASCEND TO 7,500 FEET THEN N106JG WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND IN AN APPARENT SPIRALING DESCENT. MIAMI CENTER LOST RADAR CONTACT AT APPROXIMATELY 14:10 LOCAL TIME. N106JG EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT SEPARATION OF RIGHT WING AND TAIL COMPONENTS DURING THE DESCENT AND CRASHED IN A SHALLOW A STREAM BED APPROXIMATELY 3 NM WEST OF YEEHAW JUNCTION, FLORIDA.

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 MIA02FA173Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportYeehaw Junction, FLthe pilot's continued flight into known severe weather, resulting in an in-flight separation of the right wing, vertical stabilizer and the stabilator. Factors in this accident were heavy thunderstorm, and failure of the FAA controllers to provide the pilot…Sep 24, 2002 · Destroyed