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Piper PA-28-161 N617FT

30 November 2000 · Melbourne, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 November 2000 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N617FT was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Melbourne, Florida, United States
Coordinates
28.0802, -80.6004
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N617FT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pahokee → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA01LA034

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while transitioning from the active runway to a taxiway resulting in an on-ground collision with a taxiway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was transitioning from the active runway to the taxiway on landing rollout and collided with a taxiway sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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