# Accident 20240710012759A: Piper PA-28-161, West Palm Beach, FL, July 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2024, 14:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8439° N, 80.2085° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8439&lon=-80.2085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240710012759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A LAKE ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27L AT F45 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AFTER PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO. BOTH PILOT RATED OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA24FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA300), Jul 10, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N81250), Palm Beach Gardens, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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