# Accident 20190308001059A: Piper PA-23-250, Pahokee, FL, March 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2019, 15:35 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7881° N, 80.7133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7881&lon=-80.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5894Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5894Y-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-540 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 39 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA093), Mar 8, 2019: Piper PA23 (N5894Y), Pahokee, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N5894Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19920216004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216004489I), Feb 16, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N5894Y), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. Pilot failed to fully extend landing gear. Gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Accident 19730727023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727023449A), Jul 27, 1973: Piper PA23250 (N5894Y), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Hyd line failed,couldnt lower gr normal sys. Emerg sys inop for undet reason.

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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