- Date
- June 8, 1983, 07:23 local (11:23 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N619MPPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830608023469A
- Case key
- 30786
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During flt, the acft was observed flying from west to east across the beach & out over the ocean. Witnesses reported that over the ocean, the sky was dark & thunderstorms were approaching with heavy lightning. As the acft crossed the beach, a distinct eng sound was heard & it increased as the acft banked steeply to the right & nosed down to a near vertical dive. Witnesses stated that the acft struck the water while in a 75 to 90 deg dive, with the engs at high RPM. The acft was destroyed by impact & sank in the ocean. The acft was not recovered, but divers verified that it was N619MP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N619MP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-3413
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Erica Deloris Dabbaa
- Registered owner
- Donald A. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1982
- Departed
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 216 total · 10 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.