Piper PA-32R-300 N823AG
20 March 2010 · Williston, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 2010 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N823AG was involved in an accident near Williston, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. 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 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williston, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Williston Municipal Airport (X60)
- Coordinates
- 29.3356, -82.4181
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N823AG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Deland → Williston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10FA180
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilots of both airplanes did not maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid each other.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplanes were both on approach to the destination airport, operating under visual conditions, when they collided about 3 nautical miles southeast of the destination airport. The wreckage of both airplanes came to rest within 100 yards of one another. The Piper was flying on a course to the right of the RV-6’s departure airport. Around the same time, the RV-6 departed, and both airplanes' flight paths nearly paralleled one another as they continued on course to the destination airport. During the next 7 minutes, the Piper made a gradual descent from 5,200 feet mean sea level (msl) to 1,700 feet msl at a ground speed of about 132 knots. The Piper continued on the same heading until about 2 miles before impact, where it made a gradual left turn. The RV-6 (altitudes unknown) continued on the same flight path until about 4 miles before impact, where it began a slow right turn. The last portion of recorded radar data of the RV-6 and the Piper showed the airplanes were converging on respective true courses of about 328 and 294 degrees. Based upon this radar data, the expected collision angle was calculated to be about 34 degrees. The collision angle between the airplanes was physically determined by measuring the mass intrusion signature of the RV-6's propeller blade into the left wing of the Piper. This signature corresponds to a collision angle of about 44 degrees. Based on this measurement and radar derived ground speeds, the RV-6's convergence angle was calculated to be about 66 degrees right and the Piper’s was 70 degrees left.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA-32R-300 | N823AG | - | Substantial |
| Sentman Lee H RV-6 | N788LL | Sentman LEE H | Substantial |
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | Silas Liechty | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2010 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Richmond, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2010 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Ripon, Wisconsin, United States | Heitzmann Donald F | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Ram Air Freight Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States | South Central Logistics LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Saadeh Mamdouh | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2010 | Long EZ | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Allen Dunlap | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Aero Commander 560E | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2010 | Mooney M20E | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Cessna 152 | Cross City, Florida, United States | Pelican FTC | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2010 | Interstate S1A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2010 | Hughes 369 | Naples, Florida, United States | Collier Mosquito Control District | No injuries | - |