ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36685
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1991 |
| Time: | 21:26 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6376P |
| MSN: | 24-1486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Boat Key, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (SRQ) |
| St. Petersburg , FL (PIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR TO BE FLYING DIFFERENT HEADINGS THAN THE REQUESTED ONES. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO. WHILE OVER WATER AT NIGHT THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT. WITNESSES ON THE BEACH OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A SPIN UNTIL WATER CONTACT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT RECOVERED AND ONLY ONE PILOT'S BODY WAS LOCATED. CAUSE: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE WATER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X17064
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Jun-2020 16:52 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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