- Date
- May 4, 1988, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Freeport, Bahamas
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8068JPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880504054519A
- Case key
- 32179
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with adverse weather.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while on a VFR flight to Freeport, Bahamas, he flew in the proximity of a thunderstorm and encountered severe turbulence. He continued on to Freeport and landed safely. The next day, he flew the aircraft to Venice, Florida. After landing in Venice, he discovered that the airplane was substantially damaged and had wrinkled skin on both wings.
No additional information is available.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that while on a VFR flight to Freeport, Bahamas, he flew in the proximity of a thunderstorm and encountered severe turbulence. He continued on to Freeport and landed safely. The next day, he flew the aircraft to Venice, Florida. After landing in Venice, he discovered that the airplane was substantially damaged and had wrinkled skin on both wings.
No additional information is available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8068J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8290084
- Airframe hours
- 2,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Venice Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wareagle Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 7, 1988 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- VNC · Venice, FL
- Destination
- MYGF · Freeport, OF
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 517 total · 400 in this make and model · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 90 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 N8068J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.