- Date
- July 30, 1988, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place
- Avon Park, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3464PPiper PA-23-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730028299A
- Case key
- 32033
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The CFI radioed that he would be conducting a simulated engine-out aprch. 2 plt witnesses, 1 of whom was a CFI, stated that acft was seen on final aprch at about 200 ft with the left prop feathered & the gear & flaps down. They stated that although the acft was in a proper position to safely land, a single engine go-around was attempted. Full power was applied which responded normally, but the gear & flaps remained extended for the remainer of the flt. Rwy hdg was maintained but the acft began sinking & losing airspeed. Approx 1/4 mi from the departure end of the rwy & about 150 ft AGL, the nose rose & the acft rolled left & entered a spin of about 1/2 turn with the nose down about 60 degrees. An abrupt power reduction was heard & the spin stopped, but the acft struck the ground before recovery could be effected. An exam of the acft & engs revealed no evidence of any pre-impact malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3464P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-1438
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank Blanco
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- AVO · Avon Park, runway 9, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 59
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 21,560 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 315 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.