# Accident 20221203018549A: Piper PA-28-151, Venice, FL, December 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2022, 19:37 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0632° N, 82.4506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0632&lon=-82.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4676F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4676F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 66 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221203018549A

## Narrative

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

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC), VENICE, FL ON RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:37 LOCAL TIME.  THE AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BEFORE DESCENDING AND IMPACTING THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 23 AT 109 KNOTS GROUNDSPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT.  ONE FEMALE PASSENGER WAS FOUND FLOATING AND DECEASED BY BOATERS.  ANOTHER FEMALE PASSENGER WAS FOUND DECEASED IN THE WRECKAGE BY VENICE POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) DIVERS.  THE STATUS OF THE MALE PILOT WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF THE PILOT OR HIS BODY IS EVER LOCATED.  THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA23FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA079), Dec 4, 2022: Piper PA28 (N4676F), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation during takeoff in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain a positive rate of climb and a subsequent descent into the…

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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