Piper PA-28R-200 N5343T

Summary

On 26 December 1992 at about 14:18 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5343T, operated by King, Russell S., was involved in an accident near Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 December 1992 at 14:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Tampa Bay Executive (X41)

Coordinates

28.1409, -82.7791

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5343T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

King, Russell S.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → New Port Richey

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA93FA036

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINUMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) WHILE ON A NON-PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) SPECIALIST'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE PUBLISHED NOTICE TO AIRMEN (NOTAM) INFORMATION TO THE PILOT DURING THE WEATHER BRIEFING, AND THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO REMEMBER THAT THE VOR-A APPROACH WAS NOT AUTHORIZED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING HIS WX BRIEFING BEFORE FLIGHT, THE PLT DID NOT REQUEST PUBLISHED NOTAM INFORMATION WHICH WOULD HAVE ADVISED HIM THAT THE VOR APCH TO THE DESTINATION ARPT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED. UPON ARRIVING IN THE VICINITY OF THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT WAS RADAR VECTORED AND THEN CLEARED FOR THE VOR-A APPROACH. IN RESPONSE TO THE CONTROLLER'S QUERY ABOUT RECEIVING THE VOR, THE PLT STATED 'GOT IT.' THE LAST RADAR RETURN SHOWED THE AIRPLANE AT 200 FT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE SAFETY CABLE APRX 115 FT AGL. THE VOR-A APPROACH HAD BEEN NOTAMED AS BEING NOT AUTHORIZED BECAUSE A FLIGHT CHECK SHOWED THE APPROACH RADIAL AS BEING ROUGH WITH SCALLOPING. THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE WAS 680 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.