# Accident 20040404013949A: Piper PA30, Fernandina Beac, FL, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 16:09 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6078° N, 81.4631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6078&lon=-81.4631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14A-2008-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404013949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04-04-04 AT 1609 HRS EST. A PIPER PA-30 REGISTRATION #N14A CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FERNANDINA AIRPORT (55J). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. AN NTSB/FAA INVESTIGATION REVEALED FINDINGS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED 210LBS. OVER MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. THE ELEVATOR WAS TRIMMED TO THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION AT THE PILOTS CONTROL AND AT THE ELEVATOR.

## 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 MIA04FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA064), Apr 4, 2004: Piper PA-30 (N14A), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to feather the left propeller and his failure to maintain control of the airplane following a loss of engine power from the left engine resulting in the in-flight collision…

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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