- Date
- February 15, 1980
- Place
- Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5558JPtper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800215002829A
- Case key
- 132218
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0062 80/2/15 CEDAR KEY,FL PTPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 135 TIME - 2030 N5558J PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGE T LEWIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR KEY,FL CAIRO,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO WATER AFTER NGT TKOF OVR WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5558J
- Reported as
- Ptper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- George T Lewis
N5558JRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.