Piper PA-34-200T N11RJ
18 July 1988 · St. Petersburg, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1988 at about 17:44 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N11RJ, operated by Konga, Wayne K., was involved in an accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.7709, -82.6299
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N11RJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Konga, Wayne K.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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 27 YR OLD PLT PURCHASED THE ACFT ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT & HAD RECEIVED HIS MULTI-ENG RATING ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE. HIS TOTAL MULTI ENG TIME WAS ABOUT 35 HRS. NEARING HIS DESTINATION, 1 ENG QUIT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE OTHER QUIT & THE PLT DITCHED THE ACFT IN TAMPA BAY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD ABOUT 110 TO 115 GALS OF FUEL WHEN HE LEFT THE TAMPA AREA FOR A FLT TO THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS. HE DID NOT PURCHASE ANY OTHER FUEL DURING THE ROUND TRIP & HE DID SOME MANEUVERING TO AVOID ENROUTE WX. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RAISED FROM THE WATER, ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Merced, California, United States | Shasta Livestock | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Andrews, North Carolina, United States | Edward A. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Laurens, South Carolina, United States | Cabeza, Anthony R. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Corona, California, United States | Z-Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-34-200 | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-34-200T | Tampa, Florida, United States | Trans Air Direct | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Rockwell A9B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Panhandle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Piper J3C | N Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Walker, David L | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |