# Accident 20131018025319A: Piper PA-28R-180, Tifton, GA, October 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2013, 10:08 local time
- Place: Tifton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5722° N, 83.6053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5722&lon=-83.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11ML-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131018025319A

## Narrative

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

GA TIFTON: N11ML, PA-28, VFR FLIGHT FROM MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI), MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA TO LAGRANGE-CALLAWAY AIRPORT (LGC), LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4500 FEET RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING WHEN RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WERE LOST. THE AIRCRAFT?S WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL

## 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 ERA14FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA002), Oct 18, 2013: Piper PA-28R-180 (N11ML), Tifton, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of…

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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