# Accident 20180404003329A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA28R-201, Dayton Beach, FL, April 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2018, 09:53 local time
- Place: Dayton Beach, FL
- Airport: Dayton Beach International Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1586° N, 81.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1586&lon=-81.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106ER-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102833, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (registry code 41833, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180404003329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE OUT OF KDAB, HAD BEEN FLYING APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN, RETURNED TO KDAB AND COMPLETED ONE TOUCH AND GO.

A/C WAS TURNING CROSS WIND WHEN COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST.  WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE A/C SPIRAL TOWARDS THE GROUND AND IMPACTING THE TERRAIN.  WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING ANOTHER WHITE OBJECT FALLING TO THE GROUND.  EVIDENCE INDICATES THE LEFT WING EXPERIENCED A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE AFT SPAR FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. INVESTIGATION ON GOING.

## 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 ERA18FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA120), Apr 4, 2018: Piper PA28R (N106ER), Daytona Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Extensive fatigue cracking in the left-wing main spar lower cap and doublers, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left wing. The fatigue cracks initiated and grew to a critical size due…

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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