# Accident 20101111051309A: Piper Aircr PA-44-180, West Palm Beach, FL, November 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2010, 18:05 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 26.6831° N, 80.0956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6831&lon=-80.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N883FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883FT-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1H6 (registry code 42399, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCR PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,278 total, 492 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101111051309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 10R.  PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATEY 3500 FEET NORTHEAST OF DEPARTURE POINT, AT INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY C AND TAXIWAY H.

## 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 ERA11FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA054), Nov 11, 2010: Piper PA-44-180 (N883FT), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both the pilot and the certified flight instructor to ensure that the left fuel selector was in the on position for takeoff and their failure to follow the proper procedures when the…

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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