Piper PA-44 N2089K
14 April 1979 · Useppa Island, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1979 at about 10:40 local time, a Piper PA-44 registered N2089K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Useppa Island, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Useppa Island, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Useppa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44
- Registration
- N2089K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Petersburg, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1248
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
COLLIDED WITH BRUSH ON FINAL APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1979 | Piper PA-44 | Kernville, California, United States | Gallagher AVN | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Helen, Georgia, United States | Midwest Aircra | Fatal | 4 |
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| 7 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-44 | San Jose, California, United States | Flying Country | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |