# Accident 20040717018489A: Piper PA28181, Okeechobee, FL, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I57S
- Location: 27.2628° N, 80.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2628&lon=-80.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315PA-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2004, AT 1230EDT, A PIPER PA-28-181, N315PA, OWNED BY THE MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., AND PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT, VONN S. DEGUZMAN, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 DURING A LANDING AT THE OKEECHOBEE AIRPORT, NEAR OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, MR. VONN S. DEGUZMAN, HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF-2536181. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORT PIERCE AIRPORT, NEAR FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA AT 1130EDT, ON JULY 17, 2004.

## 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 MIA04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA106), Jul 17, 2004: Piper PA-28 (N315PA), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll, resulting in the airplane departing the runway and impacting a fence incurring substantial damage to the…

## Other reports on N315PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20110908022649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110908022649I), Sep 8, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N315PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. On 9/08/2011 M315PA was on a training flight for trans pac aviation school. On board were a student pilot, a cfi/pic, and another CFI in the rear seat. After a…

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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