ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38656
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 1993 |
| Time: | 12:06 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | Spruce Creek Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N43079 |
| MSN: | 28-7415423 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6218 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (44J) |
| (44J) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES SAW THE PLANE TAKE OFF & FLY AROUND THE AIRPORT AT LOW ALTITUDE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. THEY REPORTED IT FLEW DOWN THE RUNWAY, CLIMBED STEEPLY TO ABOUT 400', THEN ENTERED A LEFT DESCENDING TURN & CRASHED INTO THE GROUND & A HOUSE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE WAS FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT HAD A PREVIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR AILMENT, BUT A POST-MORTEM EXAM REVEALED HE DIED FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES DUE TO BLUNT TRAUMA; NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF PRE-CRASH PILOT INCAPACITATION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94FA030
Location
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] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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