Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32-300 N2145N

13 September 1999 · Homestead, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 September 1999 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N2145N, operated by James R. McLaughin, was involved in an accident near Homestead, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Homestead, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Private (NONE)
Coordinates
25.4908, -80.5100
Aircraft
Piper PA-32-300
Registration
N2145N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
James R. McLaughin
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Homestead → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA99LA253

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on landing and excessive airspeed resulting in an overrun, and subsequent collision with a fence post and clippings.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he landed long on a wet grass runway with excessive airspeed. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with a fence post and tree clippings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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