# Accident 20040122011129A: Piper PA23160, West Palm Beach, FL, January 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2004, 11:49 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5906° N, 80.0761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5906&lon=-80.0761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4293P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4293P-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122011129A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA04FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA047), Jan 22, 2004: Piper PA-23-160 (N4293P), Lake Worth, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate control of the aircraft by his use of an excessive bank angle, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and a loss of control following a loss of power in…

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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