Piper PA-38-112 N2316D
26 August 1987 · Vero Beach, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1987 at about 19:35 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2316D was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vero Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vero Beach (VRB)
- Coordinates
- 27.6402, -80.3902
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2316D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brooksville → Vero Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87FA234
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON AN APRX 380 MI SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT FM VERO BEACH (VRB) TO NAPLES (APF), BROOKSVILLE (BKV) & BACK TO VRB. HE THOUGHT HE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL FOR THE FLT & ELECTED TO DEP W/O TAKING A CREDIT CARD (FOR FUEL). WHEN HE LNDD AT APF & BKV, HE DID NOT REFUEL. ON THE LAST LEG OF THE FLT (ALONG A SOUTHEASTERLY ROUTE) FM BKV TO VRB, THE STUDENT CTCD THE VRB FSS & RPRTD HE WAS UNSURE OF HIS PSN & REQD A DF STEER. HE WAS GIVEN A 060 DEG HDG TO THE DESTN ARPT. HE VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT, BUT BFR ARRIVING, THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE STUDENT TRIED TO GLIDE TO A RWY,BUT WAS UNABLE. HE SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD FOR AN EMERG LNDG. WHILE MNVRG TO LND, HE MOMENTARILY LOST CTL OF THE ACFT AS HE WAS TURNING TO AVOID A 125' TOWER. HE REGAINED CTL AFTER THE ACFT ENTERED A DIVE, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO AVOID IMPACTINGTHE GND. THE STUDENT HAD CALCULATED THE TOTAL DISTANCE OF THE FLT AS 280 (INSTEAD OF 380) MI. NEITHER HE NOR HIS CFI NOTICED THE ERROR. SVRL OTHER ARPTS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE LAST LEG OF THE FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Marshfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Waide P. Noel | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Benton, Kansas, United States | Daniel E. Lamaster | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | San Benito, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-34-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Aero Mirage TC-2 | Williston, Florida, United States | Kenneth Wheeler | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Eagle C-7 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |