# Accident 20180609007449A: Piper PA-44-180, Daytona Beach, FL, June 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Z8SF
- Location: 29.2392° N, 81.0789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2392&lon=-81.0789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21161-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 114 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180609007449A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON AN RNAV INSTRUMENT APPROCH IMC TO RUNWAY 16 DAYTONA BEACH (DAB) WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS, AFTER PASSING THE FINAL APPROACH FIX (FEMBA 4.7 MILES) ATC GAVE LOW ALTITUDE ALERT. INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT APPLYING FULL POWER INDICATING 90 KNOTS WITH NO SUCCESS IN STOPPING DESCENT. LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH NO FLAPS.  IMPACT OCCURED 3.6 MILE ON RUNWAY HEADING  FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 16 DAB. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROOF OF TWO HOMES,   LANDED INVERTED IN SETTLING POND AND SANK. CREW SWAM TO SHORE.  ATC INDICATED AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FRON 1200' TO OFF RADAR IN 20-30 SECONDS.

## 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 ERA18LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA164), Jun 9, 2018: Piper PA 44 (N21161), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ improper in-flight weather evaluation and decision to continue the approach, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm, a loss of airplane control, and collision with terrain.…

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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