- Date
- June 25, 1988, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madeira Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15986Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880625064599A
- Case key
- 32026
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses stated that the acft was flying about 20 feet above the bay when the left wing dipped into the water. The airplane cartwheeled and sank. Witnesses said the aircraft had been buzzing homes and boats all along the coast, from clearwater south to the area of the crash. Toxicological studies on the pilot revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.25%. Investigation revealed that the operator of the aircraft did not possess an airman certificate or a student pilot medical certificate. The aircraft was registered to the pilot's deceased father. According to personnel at the airport where the aircraft was based, the pilot had been using the airplane since the annual inspection was completed on may 16, 1988.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15986
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7305207
- Airframe hours
- 1,639
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Parras, Guy
- Registered owner
- Charles Parras
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1988 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- CLW · Clearwater, 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
- 34
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 10 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.