Piper PA-30 N710SC

Summary

On 23 February 1984 at about 20:51 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N710SC was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 February 1984 at 20:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sarasota-Bradton

Coordinates

27.8798, -82.3303

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N710SC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → St.augustine

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FA092

3 people died.

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT ENTERED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN, STRUCK A WIRE, A CAR, AND A TREE BEFORE CONTACTING A BUILDING AND EXPLODING. A PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE STALL WARNING HORN HAD ACTIVATED AT LEAST TWICE DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB PRIOR TO THE ACFT ENTERING THE LEFT DESCENDING TURN. WITHIN SECONDS AFTER CONTACTING THE BUILDING THE ACFT EXPLODED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS APRX 3600 FT OF USABLE RWY AVAILABLE AT THE POINT OF THE INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WHICH WAS REQUESTED BY THE PLT. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS INDICATE THE ACFT WAS APRX 172 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.