# Accident 20040621010529A: Piper PA23250, Baker, FL, June 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2004, 13:59 local time
- Place: Baker, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7889° N, 86.6378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7889&lon=-86.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54134, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54134-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621010529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT PENETRATED AN AREA OF LEVEL 4/5 THUNDERSTORMS. PILOT ASKED FOR DEVIATION TO RETURN TO CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA AIRPORT (KCEW). RADAR CONTACT LOST. WRECKAGE/DEBRIS FIELD DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 6.7 MILES WEST OF CRESTVIEW VOR.

## 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 MIA04FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA100), Jun 21, 2004: Piper PA-23-250 (N54134), Baker, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight crew's inadvertent flight into thunderstorms resulting in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded, loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N54134 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801125080219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801125080219I), Nov 25, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N54134), Independence, IA, Minor damage. Za pilot failed to extend gear before landing. He was distracted by the cabin door open after takeoff.

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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