20190511004489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Naples, FL · May 11, 2019

Date: May 11, 2019 · 15:30 local
Place: Naples, FL
Airport: Naples
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7650Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19FA170
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,443 total2,443 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N7650YRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-729 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 11, 2019, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7650Y, experienced an in-flight loss of control while on approach to Naples Airport (apf), Naples, Florida, and impacted the ground adjacent to a house. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time which operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The flight originated about 1445 from key west international airport (eyw), key west, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 11, 2019, ABOUT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-30, N7650Y, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ON APPROACH TO NAPLES AIRPORT (APF), NAPLES, FLORIDA, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ADJACENT TO A HOUSE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WHICH OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1445 FROM KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYW), KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA19FA170Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportNaples, FLIncapacitation of the pilot due to a birdstrike through the windshield in front of the pilot's position, while on approach to land.May 11, 2019 · Destroyed