# Accident 20180221002959A: Piper PA-28-140, Bonifay, FL, February 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bonifay, FL
- Airport: Tri-County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0000° N, 85.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-85.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3568K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3568K-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180221002959A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, WITH THE FINAL IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 1150 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 19. UPON IMPACT THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA18FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA084), Feb 21, 2018: Piper PA28 (N3568K), Bonifay, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane with a known mechanical deficiency and his failure to fly an…

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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