Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28 N5096W

21 July 1993 · Morriston, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 21 July 1993 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5096W, operated by Knight Flight Ltd., was involved in an accident near Morriston, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Morriston, Florida, United States
Coordinates
29.2696, -82.4904
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N5096W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Knight Flight Ltd.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sanford → Panama City
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA93FA160

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM THE TOWER. THE PROXIMITY OF THE TOWER/GUY WIRES AND WEATHER CONDITION WERE RELATED FACTORS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS CANCELLED AFTER A CREWMEMBER ADVISED THE ARTCC CONTROLLER THAT THE FLIGHT WAS DESCENDING FROM 2500 TO 1500 FEET. THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE CREW THAT RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED, AND THE CREW ACKNOWLEDGED. A WITNESS REPORTED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG NEAR THE ANTENNA. HE SAW THE AIRPLANE EMERGE FROM CLOUDS ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND THAT THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A GUY WIRE AND SEPARATED. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE TOP BEACON STROBE LIGHT OF THE ANTENNA WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A CURRENT SECTIONAL CHART WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE THAT DEPICTED THE TOWER. REVIEW OF RECORDED RADAR DATA REVEALED THAT THE REPORTED ALTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE CORRESPONDED WITH THE ENCODED ALTITUDE. NO RECORD WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT(S) HAD OBTAINED A CURRENT WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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1 Dec 1993 Cessna 650
N700RR
Tampa, Florida, United States - No injuries -
17 Dec 1993 Grumman G-44A
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Leesburg, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
31 Dec 1993 Cessna 150F
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3 Mar 1993 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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