ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308928
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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 2023 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Diamond Aircraft Sales of Kentucky LLC |
| Registration: | N804ER |
| MSN: | 40.311 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3126 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA/KLNA), FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williston Municipal Airport, FL (X60) |
| Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On March 5, 2023, at 2125 EST, a Diamond DA-40, N804ER, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida. Both pilot-rated occupants were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane was recently leased by and was being flown from Henderson City-County Airport (EHR), Henderson, Kentucky, to the operator’s facility at Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), West Palm Beach, Florida, with a previous fuel stop at Williston Municipal Airport (X60), Williston, Florida.
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) and air traffic control information, the flight departed from runway 23 at X60 at about 1923. After takeoff the flight proceeded in a south-southeasterly direction to about 14 nautical miles north-northwest of Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, then proceeded east towards LNA.
According to radio communication data provided by the FAA, which was correlated with ADS-B data, at 2100:43, when the flight was about 279° and 48 nautical miles from LNA. At that time an occupant of the airplane established contact with Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) departure control facility and advised that they were at 2,500 ft mean sea level (msl). The controller advised the flight to maintain visual flight rules at or above 2,600 ft msl, which an occupant acknowledged. The flight continued towards LNA, then at 2119:47, when the flight was about 7 nautical miles west of LNA, an occupant of the airplane advised the controller that the airport was in sight. Radar services were terminated, and the flight proceeded towards runway 10 at LNA for a straight-in visual approach, while the right seat occupant was making radio calls on the (recorded) common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) announcing 7 miles, 3 miles, and 1 mile for a planned full-stop landing runway 10. The ADS-B data reflected the airplane being on runway centerline at the approach end of the runway. There was no radio call on the CTAF announcing a go-around.
Two witnesses, both of whom knew both occupants, were waiting on the ramp at LNA for the airplane to arrive. One of the witnesses held a private pilot certificate with about 60 hours total flight time and the other witness was a student pilot and had accrued about 40 hours total flight time. The pilot-rated witness reported seeing the airplane on a 10-mile final for runway 10. He reported that he planned to video record the airplane’s arrival on short final, but reported that at the intersection of runways 10/28 and 4/22, which was located about 800 ft from the approach end of runway 10, the airplane started to “go-around.” It had descended no lower than 20 to 30 ft above ground level (agl) and did not touch down. He then began to record a video of the flight and reported that the engine was “constantly smooth” as the airplane flew over runway 10. He noted the airplane climbed no higher than between 200 ft and 250 ft agl, then when at or just past the departure end of the runway the airplane banked to the right, stalled, and rolled inverted.
The student pilot reported that when the flight was at the departure end of runway 10, it made a “sudden 45° right bank” which was not expected. It was at that point of the flight that he and the other witness began video recording with sound. He noted the airplane banked right, the nose leveled off, then entered a steep turn of 60°. When the nose of the airplane was pointed towards them, the right wing stalled and the airplane became inverted. He also stated that to him it never sounded like full power, and from the point of landing he never heard a huge change in engine sound. He also added that the engine sounded ok during the turn to behind the hangars, then it went silent.
The airplane impacted on airport property. The wreckage was recovered and retained for examination of the airframe and engine assembly.
Sources:
https://cbs12.com/news/local/plane-crash-lantana-airport-two-killed-palm-beach-county-sheriff-office-florida-3-6-2023
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/lantana/2-people-killed-in-small-plane-crash-at-lantana-airport
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=804ER
https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar/data?ids=KLNA&format=decoded&hours=72&taf=off&layout=on
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N804ER/history/20230306/0023Z/X60/KLNA
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aaf12d&lat=26.588&lon=-80.085&zoom=15.0&showTrace=2023-03-06
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/5331111-10baf46abe602c6d1772a3e8d4a955ca8d0e6eb5/aircrafttype/DA40 (photo)
Location
Media:
Two killed in plane crash at Lantana Airport https://t.co/4Q4jYCtI74 pic.twitter.com/5VN2yOOiMH
— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) March 6, 2023
NTSB is investigating yesterday's crash of a Diamond DA40 airplane near the Palm Beach County Airport in Florida.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 6, 2023
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