What happened
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(-23) N4239P was fueled at Florida airmotive, inc. with 12.4 gal. Of 100LL. The a/c departed lantana airport (klna) donald dubois (PIC) and his daughter privacy data omitted enroute to everglades city. Witnesses stated that the a/c departed runway 27 heading west then south departing the airport area. A short time later N4293P (Mr. Dubois) made a radio call to lantana UNICOM reporting he was 3.5 miles south west and returning to the airport on one engine requesting the active runway. N4293P was given priority to land and continued to the airport heading east/north east. The aircraft was observed by witnesses just south of lantana road with a popping noise from the engine. The a/c continued n.e. as the a/c turned to line up with runway 27 the aircraft overshot the final approach course resulting in a steep left bank and increasing with nose low until impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N4239P WAS FUELED AT FLORIDA AIRMOTIVE, INC. WITH 12.4 GAL. OF 100LL. THE A/C DEPARTED LANTANA AIRPORT (KLNA) DONALD DUBOIS (PIC) AND HIS DAUGHTER ^PRIVACY DAT^ ENROUTE TO EVERGLADES CITY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 HEADING WEST THEN SOUTH DEPARTING THE AIRPORT AREA. A SHORT TIME LATER N4293P (MR. DUBOIS) MADE A RADIO CALL TO LANTANA UNICOM REPORTING HE WAS 3.5 MILES SOUTH WEST AND RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT ON ONE ENGINE REQUESTING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. N4293P WAS GIVEN PRIORITY TO LAND AND CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT HEADING EAST/NORTH EAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES JUST SOUTH OF LANTANA ROAD WITH A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE A/C CONTINUED N.E. AS THE A/C TURNED TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE RESULTING IN A STEEP LEFT BANK AND INCREASING WITH NOSE LOW UNTIL IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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