Piper PA-32-260 N4724S
5 June 1983 · Sebastian, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 June 1983 at about 22:20 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N4724S was involved in an accident near Sebastian, Florida, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sebastian, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.7805, -80.4808
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N4724S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- River Ranch → Ft. Pierce
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83FA152
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
DURING THE FLT, THE PLT CONTACTED VERO BEACH TOWER & REQUESTED THE WX. HE WAS ADVISED THAT VERO BEACH & FT PIERCE, FL WERE VFR, BUT THERE WAS WX NORTH OF VERO BEACH, A CONVECTIVE SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT & THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION & INDICATED HE WAS IN THE AREA OF THE VALKARIA ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD OVERFLOWN THE VALKAPIA ARPT & WOULD PROCEED SOUTH TO VERO BEACH. ABOUT 4 MIN LATER, HE ADVISED THAT HE WAS NORTH OF VERO BEACH IN IFR WX & THAT HE WAS GOING TO REVERSE COURSE & GO BACK TO VALKARIA. THE PLT'S LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS MADE AT 1820 EDT. THE NEXT MORNING, ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN THAT SAME VICINITY WHERE THE PLANE HAD IMPACTED IN THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT IT HAD CRASHED IN A NEAR INVERTED, NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING & HEAVY SHOWERS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Holtville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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