# Accident 20190301000729A: Piper PA-25-235, Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2019, 11:41 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1661° N, 80.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1661&lon=-80.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190301000729A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 1, 2019, A PIPER PA-25-235 FLEW INTO A CONDOMINIUM BUILDING IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA WHILE OPERATING UNDER BANNER TOWING AUTHORIZATION. THE ACCIDENT WAS FATAL. THE PILOT WAS TOWING HIS FIRST REVENUE BANNER SINCE BEING EMPLOYED BYT THE COMPANY. PILOT WAS OFF COURSE AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BUILDING.

## 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 ERA19FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA112), Mar 1, 2019: Piper PA25 (N145AB), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance while maneuvering during a banner tow flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a 19-story building in a heavily congested…

## Other reports on N145AB (1)

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

- [Incident 20130109000539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130109000539I), Jan 9, 2013: Piper PA-25-235 (N145AB), El Monte, CA, No damage. Banner tow pilot initiated airborne banner pick up. During pick-up maneuver, tow rope wrapped around aircraft tail wheel rather than tow hook. Pilot continued…

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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