Accident · 2024-03-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-03-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA28 (N686JA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Orlando Flight Training Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Orlando Flight Academy, Inc.
Probable cause
The pilot and the landscape worker’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision.
Source: NTSB case ERA24LA149Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Student | None | 35 | Class 1 (2024-01-10) | 39 total · 39 in this make/model · 3 as PIC · 39 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.