- Date
- December 11, 1980
- Place
- Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N20MXPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801211072799A
- Case key
- 127733
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3678 80/12/11 NR.FORT MYERS,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 8100 TIME - 0037 N20MX PX- 1 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA CAPTIVA ISLAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- LOW PASSES OVER UNLIGHTED STRIP.CONTROL SUBSTANCE ON BOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20MX
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pine Island
N20MXRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 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.