- Date
- January 5, 1988, 16:49 local (21:49 UTC)
- Place
- Pembroke Park, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5327FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880105001089A
- Case key
- 32002
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated private pilot obtained a weather briefing that indicated the weather would be deteriorating to IMC, but he attempted a flight anyway. During the flight, he became disoriented and penetrated 2 control zones and then struck an antenna guy wire while attempting to remain VFR in IMC conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5327F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7680501
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-KIG5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Skyroamers Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1987
- Departed
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
- Destination
- Unknown
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,945 total · 100 in this make and model · 1,856 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF, 4 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.