# Accident 20180420003899A: Piper PA-34-220T, Clewiston, FL, April 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Airglades Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7336° N, 81.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7336&lon=-81.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8404B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8404B-2019-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 25 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420003899A

## Narrative

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

PIPER PA-34-220T, N8404B WITH 2 PASSENGERS AND 2 PILOTS ON BOARD WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNAWAY 31 AT AIRGLADES AIRPORT (2IS), LOST CONTROL VEERING OFF RUNWAY 31 AND CRASH LANDING ON GRASSY AREA NO INJURIES TO ANY OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR18LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA124), Apr 20, 2018: Piper PA 34-220T (N8404B), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff following an overboost of the right engine during takeoff.

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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