Piper PA-32-301 N8076D
30 March 1988 · Captiva, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1988 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N8076D, operated by Tropic Air Pilot's Club, was involved in an accident near Captiva, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Captiva, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 26.5810, -82.2102
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-301
- Registration
- N8076D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tropic Air Pilot's Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Petersburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW THE NORMAL APPROACH ANGLE AND FAILED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION TIMELY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SEAWALL SEVERING FIRST THE NOSE GEAR AND THEN THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Akron, New York, United States | REX Miller Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | West Valley Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States | Jerry M. Jones | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Marquette, Michigan, United States | Northern Airmotive Partners | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-32-260 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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