- Date
- November 28, 1983, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kathleen, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9094PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831128059139A
- Case key
- 30951
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft impacted in a swampy area in a fast dive which separated about 6 ft of the left wing. The acft was being vectored on radar when it suddenly began to steer erratically and go off the radar scope. The plt had radioed that he 'must have gone over some electronic interference that tumbled my gyros and screwed up my compass'. His instruments were not electronic but vacuum operated from the engine driven pump. Disassembly of the pump after the accident showed no evidence of preimpact failure. The forecast for the area was 2000 to 3000 broken with overcast occasionally below 1000 ft with rain showers and fog. The lakeland, FL 1650 wx observation reported rain showers north. Lakeland is 10 mi south of the crash site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9094P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4569
- Airframe hours
- 2,875
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alfred C. Irby
- Registered owner
- Phoenix Flyers , Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 26, 1983 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- GIF · Winter Haven, FL
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,395 total · 25 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Observed at
- LAL, 16 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.
Other investigations on N9094P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.