Piper PA28 N90874
9 December 2024 · Pahokee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 2024 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N90874, operated by SkyBlue Aviation, was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, United States. 5 people were 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pahokee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach County Glades Airpo (PHK)
- Coordinates
- 26.7958, -80.6945
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N90874
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1985
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- SkyBlue Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilots' failure to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision during short final approach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The low-wing airplane and the high-wing airplane were both being operated as instructional flights. Both airplanes arrived from different airports and had completed several uneventful landings at the non-tower-controlled accident airport. The pilots of both airplanes reported that they were transmitting position reports and hearing transmissions on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency. Review of ADS-B data indicated that the low-wing airplane flew a wider left traffic pattern, and the high wing airplane flew a closer left traffic pattern before the airplanes converged on final approach, and the left wing of the high-wing airplane contacted the upper cabin of the low-wing airplane, resulting in substantial damage to both airplanes. The instructors onboard each airplane took control, and landed without further incident. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the failure of the pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA28 181 | N90874 | SkyBlue Aviation | Substantial |
| Cessna 172 S | N497SJ | FXE Flightcenter Corp | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28 | Clinton, Michigan, United States | Solo Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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| 8 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28 | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28 | Siler City, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Piper PA28 | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2024 | Bombardier CL-600-2B16 | Naples, Florida, United States | Ace Aviation Services | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Aeronca 65-TAC | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Cessna 140 | Holt, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28R | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2024 | Trozzi Thomas SEAREY | Eustis, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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