# Accident 20040516008969A: Piper PA28R200, Everglades, FL, May 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8486° N, 81.3900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8486&lon=-81.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33840, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33840-2005-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040516008969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2004, THIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SOME TREES JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND AIRPORT EMPLOYEES PULLED THE OCCUPANTS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE AND HELICOPTER TO NEARBY HOSPITALS.

## 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 MIA04LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA084), May 16, 2004: Piper PA-28R-200 (N33840), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during climb after takeoff resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and impact in a wooded area.

## Other reports on N33840 (2)

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

- [Incident 20030305008929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030305008929I), Mar 5, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N33840), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) VFR local flight no flight plan filed. Conducting touch and go's in traffic pattern, landed gear up.
- [Incident 20021218037429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021218037429I), Dec 18, 2002: Piper PA28R200 (N33840), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On December 18, 2002, at approximately 0930 EST, a Piper PA-28R-200, N33840, hit a parked vehicle while taxiing to the hangar after landing. The left…

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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