ERA26LA361

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-161 · Sarasota, FL · September 26, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 26, 2026, 14:40, time zone not recorded
Place
Sarasota, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N636FTPiper PA-28-161
Defining event
Taxi: Ground collision
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Case key
203947

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
N636FT
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Florida Institute Of Technology

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