Florida Institute of Technology

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Data confidence: Records are linked by certificate number, aircraft registration, or a name match that a reviewer has confirmed. Each record below shows how it was linked.

Also recorded as: Florida Institute of Technology

Accident & enforcement record

Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.

NTSB accidents & incidents

Accident · 2026-04-18 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 (N643FT) No injuries Part 91

Operated by FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case ERA26LA180
Accident · 2026-03-06 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-181 (N658FT) No injuries Part 91

Operated by FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC (per NTSB report)

An in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA142
Accident · 2024-02-13 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA28 (N650FT) No injuries Part 91

Operated by FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (per NTSB report)

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to correctly identify the runway centerline prior to initiating the nighttime takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a runway edge light and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot.

Source: NTSB case ERA24LA113
Accident · 2016-12-19 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA 150 (N150EC) Minor injury Part 91

Operated by Florida Institute of Technology (per NTSB report)

Unknown maintenance personnel’s improper routing of electrical wires in the engine compartment, which resulted in chafing and a subsequent in-flight fire.

Source: NTSB case ERA17LA071
Accident · 2009-03-16 Operator named in NTSB report
PIPER PA-28-161 (N613FT) No injuries Part 91

Operated by Florida Institute of Technology (per NTSB report)

An engine air induction explosion for an undetermined reason during repeated engine start attempts.

Source: NTSB case ERA09LA201

FAA enforcement actions

No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.

Maintenance disclosure history

No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.

Linked aircraft

N-numberMake / modelYearStatusLink basis
N150ECOperator named in NTSB report
N613FTOperator named in NTSB report
N643FTPIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-1812013Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N650FTPIPER PA-28-1812013Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report
N658FTPIPER PA-28-1812024Valid RegistrationOperator named in NTSB report

Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate

Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.

2 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.

  • N650FT (PIPER PA-28-181) — records 2024 · registered to FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (owner ≠ operator)
  • N150EC — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
  • N613FT — records 2009 · no longer on the FAA registry