Ptper PA-32 N5558J
15 February 1980 · Cedar Key, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 February 1980 at about 20:30 local time, a Ptper PA-32 registered N5558J, operated by Cairo Flying C, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cedar Key, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Key, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- George T Lewis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ptper PA-32
- Registration
- N5558J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cairo Flying C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Cairo, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0062
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO WATER AFTER NGT TKOFOVR WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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