- Date
- August 14, 1983, 12:13 local (17:13 UTC)
- Place
- Ebro, FL
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N215XPRockwell 114A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830814040659A
- Case key
- 30798
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the plt advised departure control that he was going around clouds & that there was no activity on his onboard storm scope. Several minutes later radar contact was lost. The acft had broke up in flight. Although VMC prevailed at the departure arpt, there was towering cumulus north through south.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N215XP
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14524
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-THBD5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. William F. Gafford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 6, 1983
- Departed
- PEN · Panama City, FL
- Destination
- TCL · Tuscaloosa, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Observed at
- PFN, 22 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.