# Accident 20060716017009A: Cessna 320E, Wimauma, FL, July 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2006, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wimauma, FL
- Airport: Wimauma Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7011° N, 82.2681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7011&lon=-82.2681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227DG-2008-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320E (registry code 2074514, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060716017009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2006 AT 1318 EDT A CESSNA 320, N227DG REGISTERED TO ONE TWO VICTOR, INC. TAMPA FLORIDA, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND UPON TAKE OFF AT WIMAUMA FLORIDA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE THIRD PASSENGER DIED ON JULY 25, 2006.

## 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 MIA06LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA122), Jul 16, 2006: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Wimauma, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot's inadequate preflight planning and exceeding the weight and balance limitations of the airplane.

## Other reports on N227DG (3)

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

- [Incident 20020305005139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020305005139I), Mar 5, 2002: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Wimauma, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed tpf @ 0900 EST with the PIC and one passenger enroute to lee. Arrived @ lee @ 09:30 EST and PIC noted that he was unable to get a green…
- [Incident 19960615021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615021429I), Jun 15, 1996: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 15, 1996 at 1710 EDT, Cessna 320, N227DG, owned by one two victor, inc. and piloted by arthur r. brooker, landed with the landing gear…
- [Incident 19920212006539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920212006539I), Feb 12, 1992: Cessna 320E (N227DG), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. Loud noise on gear retraction. Unable to extend mose gear. Landed gear up.

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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