ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44461
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| Date: | Monday 20 June 2005 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6886Y |
| MSN: | 27-4236 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6766 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Port Saint Lucie, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Treasure Cay Airport (TCB/MYAT) |
| Fort Pierce-Treasure Coast International Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight departed Treasure Cay International Airport, Abaco Island, Bahamas en route to Ft. Pierce, Florida. The pilot contacted the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZMA) after departure from the Treasure Cay airport, and requested IFR clearance to Fort Pierce, Florida. The ZMA controller radar identified the airplane and issued clearance to Fort Pierce via direct Freeport, direct Fort Pierce, at 10,000 feet. The airplane traveled west along Grand Bahamas Island until reaching Freeport, and then turned northwest toward Fort Pierce. During interviews with air traffic controllers it was revealed that during the period that the airplane was on frequency broadcast SIGMET information relevant to the airplane's route of flight was transmitted. However both controllers stated that they observed precipitation return in the vicinity of the airplane's route, but they never advised the pilot of those observations. Radar data shows the airplane passing through an area of intense weather radar echoes containing thunderstorms with intense rain, up and downdrafts, at least moderate turbulence, horizontal wind gusts, and IMC conditions. The FAA order 7110.65, "Air Traffic Control," paragraph 2-6-4, "Weather and Chaf Services, " States: 2. Issue the level of echo intensity when that information is available.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot with convective intensity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050623X00852&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 10:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2023 09:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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