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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Pahokee, FL · March 8, 2019

Date: March 8, 2019 · 15:35 local
Place: Pahokee, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5894Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19FA093
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming I0-540 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total39 in this make and model

N5894YRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3048 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Airman was carrying 4 passengers on a flight from tpa to F45. While enroute he had an issue with his left engine and subsequently shut the engine down (as per recording)... Shorlty there after he lost altitude rapidly and was heading to a nearby airport. The airman overflew the airport and attempted to enter the downwind. Upon examination of the crash site, the aircraft had it's wheels down and full flaps as well. It is this inspectors opinion that the airman VMC stalled the airplane into the water.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS CARRYING 4 PASSENGERS ON A FLIGHT FROM TPA TO F45. WHILE ENROUTE HE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HIS LEFT ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN (AS PER RECORDING)... SHORLTY THERE AFTER HE LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY AND WAS HEADING TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD IT'S WHEELS DOWN AND FULL FLAPS AS WELL. IT IS THIS INSPECTORS OPINION THAT THE AIRMAN VMC STALLED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WATER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR19FA093Accident · 5 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPahokee, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering for landing with one engine inoperative following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Mar 8, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5894Y · 2

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

Incident 19920216004489IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Augusta, KSPilot failed to fully extend landing gear. Gear collapsed on rollout.Feb 16, 1992 · Minor damage Accident 19730727023449AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Huntsville, ALHyd line failed,couldnt lower gr normal sys. Emerg sys inop for undet reason.Jul 27, 1973 · Substantial damage