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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Lake City, FL · January 25, 2020

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Date
January 25, 2020 · 09:30 local
Place
Lake City, FL
Airport
Cannon Creek Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55455
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20FA085
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
N55455Registration cancelled Jan 19, 2023 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7300038 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 25, 2020 at approximately 9:30AM, a Piper PA-32-260 (N55455), serial number 32-7300038 crashed and burned into a front yard at privacy data omitted, Lake City, Florida in columbia county after takeoff from Cannon Creek airport (15FL). The aircraft was completly destroyed. The pilot, privacy data omitted, certificate privacy data omitted the only POB was fatal. The pilot has a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land privilege.

On January 26, 2020 representatives from NTSB, Piper aircraft, Lycoming and the FAA started an examination of the wreckage at Florida air recovery in jacksonville. The aircraft had an approximate aftt of 3554.3 as of last annual inspection 08/01/2019. The examination of the airframe and engine did not show any apparent problems, though both were destroyed by fire.

We were notified by NTSB that a video had surfraced and was being supplied to them (NTSB) for review. We were not afforded a copy of the video due to what NTSB called privacy issues.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 25, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30AM, A PIPER PA-32-260 (N55455), SERIAL NUMBER 32-7300038 CRASHED AND BURNED INTO A FRONT YARD AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LAKE CITY, FLORIDA IN COLUMBIA COUNTY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CANNON CREEK AIRPORT (15FL). THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETLY DESTROYED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE ONLY POB WAS FATAL. THE PILOT HAS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND PRIVILEGE.

ON JANUARY 26, 2020 REPRESENTATIVES FROM NTSB, PIPER AIRCRAFT, LYCOMING AND THE FAA STARTED AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AT FLORIDA AIR RECOVERY IN JACKSONVILLE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN APPROXIMATE AFTT OF 3554.3 AS OF LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION 08/01/2019. THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT SHOW ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS, THOUGH BOTH WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

WE WERE NOTIFIED BY NTSB THAT A VIDEO HAD SURFRACED AND WAS BEING SUPPLIED TO THEM (NTSB) FOR REVIEW. WE WERE NOT AFFORDED A COPY OF THE VIDEO DUE TO WHAT NTSB CALLED PRIVACY ISSUES.

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 ERA20FA085Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportLake City, FLThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control at low altitude.Jan 25, 2020 · Destroyed