# Accident 20250510004699A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Yulee, FL, May 10, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 10, 2025, 09:35 local time - Place: Yulee, FL - Airport: Nassau - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.6254° N, 81.5286° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6254&lon=-81.5286&mi=10 - Aircraft: N30689, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30689) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (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-32RT-300 - Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA201) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250510004699A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON 05/10/2025, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM NASSAU AIRPORT (83FL), YULEE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 09:34 AM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 525 FT TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 30. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE PRIOR TO IMPACT AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRFRAME. A MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED DURING THE IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. A SINGLE WITNESS STANDING NEAR THE RUNWAY 12 THRESHOLD STATED HE SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE POWER DURING ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. THE WITNESS ALSO STATED A HEAVY RAIN BEGAN DURING THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF. THE WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT GAIN AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATLEY 50-60 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) ON TAKE-OFF AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLED TO THE LEFT TO AN INVERTED - NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND OUT OF SIGHT BEYOND THE TREE LINE. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY, A BOX CONTAINING SIX (6) QUARTS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ W100 PLUS ENGINE OIL WAS FOUND 50FT FROM THE AIRCRAFT STARTING POINT OF RUNWAY 12. A FIFTEEN POUND (15 LB) BAG OF DOG FOOD WAS FOUND AT 600FT FROM THE TAKEOFF STARTING POINT. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED SEVERAL ITEMS LOCATED WITHIN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING; TWO (2) FOLDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES, AN ADDITIONAL 15 POUND BAG OF DOG FOOD, 2 TO 3 SUITCASES OF CLOTHING, TWO (2) EMPTY MAGAZINES FOR TWO SEPARATE SMALL FIREARMS, AND SPENT CASINGS THAT COOKED OFF FROM THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE REMAINS OF A STYROFOAM COOLER WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN THE PILOT AND COPILOT SEATS THAT CONTAIN FIVE (5) ONE OUNCE BOTTLES OF ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES. TWO (2) LITHIUM RECHARGABLE TOOL BATTERIES WERE DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE TOOL BATTERIES AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE BATTERIES WERE DETERMINED NOT TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF THE ACCIDENT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM A CAMERA LOCATED AT THE MED TRANS CORP. HANGAR ON THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12 (VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST) SHOWS THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXIING OUT TO THE MAIN RUNWAY, AND BACK-TAXIING TO THE HOLDING AREA OF RUNWAY 12. THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR CAN BE SEEN CLOSED BETWEEN THE 0:06 AND 0:19 SECONDS OF THE VIDEO. THE AIRCRAFT BEGINS ITS TAKEOFF ROLL AT 1:16. BETWEEN 1:27 AND 1:28 THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR IS SEEN IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR COINCIDES WITH THE ITEMS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY. ## 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 ERA25FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA201), May 10, 2025: Piper PA32RT (N30689), Yulee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in a stall/spin at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the opening of… ## Other reports on N30689 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20110115000209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110115000209I), Jan 15, 2011: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N30689), Sevierville, TN, Minor damage. Video of landing was obtained. Pilot failed to flair and broke nose wheel trunion. Pilot had been at area airport just hours before with designee pilot… 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. 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