Accident · 2004-01-19

NTSB case MIA04FA045 · Piper PA-28-181 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-01-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 (N298PA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PAN AM INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc.

Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to comply with the instrument approach procedure in that he descended prematurely below decision height resulting in an in-flight collision with trees, power lines and the ground. Contributing factors were the dark night light condition and the low ceiling.

Source: NTSB case MIA04FA045

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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