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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Cedar Key, FL · March 4, 2003

Date: March 4, 2003 · 19:30 local
Place: Cedar Key, FL
Airport: George T. Lewis Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6369C
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03FA071
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N6369CRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2003 · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803222 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 4, 2003 at 1930 EDT, a Piper 28P, N6369C, registered to cherry hill aviation inc. on VFR from key west, Florida (eyw), to tallahassee, Florida (tlh), at 12500 feet, aircraft encountered weather and radar and radio lost. Aircraft was observed on radar in spiral descent 6NM west of Cedar Key, Florida (cdk). Coast guard found wreckage 4 miles southwest of cdk, in 16 feet of water. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at time and no flight plan. The PIC requested VFR flight following. Aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and passenger fatally injured. The flight originated at key west, Florida on March 4, 2003, 1736 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2003 AT 1930 EDT, A PIPER 28P, N6369C, REGISTERED TO CHERRY HILL AVIATION INC. ON VFR FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA (EYW), TO TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (TLH), AT 12500 FEET, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AND RADAR AND RADIO LOST. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR IN SPIRAL DESCENT 6NM WEST OF CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA (CDK). COAST GUARD FOUND WRECKAGE 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CDK, IN 16 FEET OF WATER. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN. THE PIC REQUESTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEY WEST, FLORIDA ON MARCH 4, 2003, 1736 HOURS.

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 MIA03FA071Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCedar Key, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological condition after receiving an in-flight weather advisory. Also causal was his failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in flight that…Mar 4, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6369C · 1

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

Incident 19810708053029ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Block Island, RIRetracted gear on lift off. Prop struck runway. Continued airborn. Landed safe. Had gear override on.Jul 8, 1981 · Minor damage