Accident Details
Date
Sunday, March 17, 1991
NTSB Number
MIA91MA100
Location
BRONSON, FL
Event ID
20001212X16670
Coordinates
29.439720, -82.630981
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
4
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
4
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE ASCENDING ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBE BY ATMOSPHERIC ICING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF CURRENCY IN FLYING IN IMC.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N9112K
Make
PIPER
Serial Number
4608042
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
REGISTRATION PENDING
Address
BOX 699
Status
Deregistered
City
CLINTON
State / Zip Code
AR 72031
Country
United States
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA91MA100