Piper PA-28R-200 N44443

Summary

On 5 March 2026 at about 16:55 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N44443, operated by JAX Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 3 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.

Date

5 March 2026 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Augustine, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

St Augustine (SGJ)

Coordinates

29.9601, -81.3396

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N44443

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

JAX Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, while on final approach to land he was concerned with the preceding aircraft clearing the runway and did not extend the landing gear. The airplane subsequently touched down with the landing gear retracted. The airplane came to rest on the runway and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the airplane’s landing gear position warning horn was functional, but that he and the passengers were not able to hear it due to the noise canceling headsets that they were wearing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.