# Accident 20260614008139A: Piper PA-28-235, Key West, FL, June 14, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2026, 14:14 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5560° N, 81.7696° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5560&lon=-81.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15564, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15564) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260614008139A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14, 2026, A PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT  ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 09 AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL (KEYW) FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AFTER LIFTOFF OFF APPROXIMATELY 20-60FT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE MANGROVES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF FIELD. THE PIPER PA-28 WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 91 AND WAS RENTED FROM  APOPKA FL. PA-28 OPERATING WITH ONE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER, PILOT MALE AND ONE PASSENGER FEMALE STATED NO INJURIES AND WERE CHECKED BY PARAMEDICS AT SITE.

## 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 ANC26LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA053), Jun 14, 2026: Piper PA-28-235 (N15564), Key West, 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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