Piper PA-32R-300 N5327F
5 January 1988 · Pembroke Park, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 January 1988 at about 21:49 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N5327F was involved in an accident near Pembroke Park, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pembroke Park, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.9899, -80.2192
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N5327F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Opa Locka → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA88FA083
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING THAT INDICATED THE WEATHER WOULD BE DETERIORATING TO IMC, BUT HE ATTEMPTED A FLIGHT ANYWAY. DURING THE FLIGHT, HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND PENETRATED 2 CONTROL ZONES AND THEN STRUCK AN ANTENNA GUY WIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN VFR IN IMC CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | Donald Carr INS. Assoc., Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Card Wings Flight Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States | COX Manufacturing Co. Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
| 20 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Smith, Loren E. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Smith, ROY V | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atlantic Ocean | Kelly, Steven K. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Rockwell A9B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Panhandle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Piper J3C | N Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Walker, David L | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |