# Accident 20260418003739A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Indian Town, FL, April 18, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2026, 21:00 local time
- Place: Indian Town, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 26.9636° N, 80.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9636&lon=-80.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N643FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260418003739A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTRATION N643FT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT RADIOED A MAYDAY CALL ON 128.3. PBI APPROACH ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE PILOT ADVISED THEY WERE HAVING TO LAND ON ROAD THAT WAS AROUND THE F45 AREA. PALM BEACH SHERIFF OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE CONTACT NEAR INDIANTOWN ROAD AND PRATT AND WHITNEY ROAD. ONE PILOT ON BOARD, NO REPORTED INJURIES, AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK/LANTANA AIRPORT (LNA) HEADING TO TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FPR) WHEN THE ENGINE LOSS OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS OPERATED BY FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. FLIGHT PROGRAM FROM MELBOURNE FLORIDA FAA CERTIFICATED 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL DESIGNATOR CODE ECQS.

## 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 ERA26LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA180), Apr 19, 2026: Piper PA-28-181 (N643FT), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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