# Accident 20151013017089A: Piper PA-28-180, Lake Worth, FL, October 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2015, 17:33 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6164° N, 80.0950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6164&lon=-80.0950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57312, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57312-2016-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151013017089A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2015 AIRCRAFT N 57312 DEPARTED ISM (KISSIMMEE GATEWAY) ENROUTE TO LNA (LANTANA AIRPORT).

AT ABOUT 1733 EASTERN TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOBILE HOME PARK LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILE FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.

TWO SOULS PERISHED. THE PILOT AND ONE PERSON ON GROUND.

## 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 ERA16FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA012), Oct 13, 2015: Piper PA 28-180 (N57312), Lake Worth, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N57312 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760119001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760119001009A), Jan 19, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N57312), Church Point, LA, Substantial damage. Plt claimed flap malfunction. None found.

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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