Piper PA-60 N6069W
25 August 1988 · Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1988 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-60 registered N6069W, operated by Phillips, Lewis, was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.9891, -80.2190
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60
- Registration
- N6069W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Phillips, Lewis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88FA261
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT USED ALMOST THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE GROUND RUN. AFTER ROTATION & GEAR RETRACTION, IT CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO APRX 100-150 FEET, THEN IT STARTED AN APRX 20 DEGREE BANK TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO THE TOP OF A PRINTING SHOP ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM THE ARPT. WITNESSES EMPLOYED AT THE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN HAVING UNDETERMINED PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE FOR A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT WAS STILL BEING FLOWN AND THE RT ENG RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-60 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-60-602P | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-60-601P | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Buka, Norman J. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-60-601P | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-60-601P | Laketown, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Piper PA-60 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-60-700P | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | Rogers, Robert H. | Fatal | 1 |
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| 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 | - |