Piper PA-23-250 accident near Okeechobee, Florida, January 10, 1982
On January 10, 1982, a Piper PA-23-250, registered N567V, was destroyed in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida (Lowery Davis airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 10, 1982
- Place
- Okeechobee, Florida · Lowery Davis · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · all PA-23-250s on the register
- Registration
- N567V · no longer on the register · serial 27 2121
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND A FRIEND WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AT ABOUT 2115 LOCAL TIME. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN ATTACKED AND ROBBED WHILE HITCH-HIKING. ON THE NEXT MORNING, THE OWNER'S AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WHERE IT HAD CRASHED ON AN AIRSTRIP. THE PLANE HAD STRUCK EIGHT TREES BEFORE IT HAD CRASHED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. CANNABIS WAS FOUND NEAR THE WRECKAGE. THE COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE WERE THE ONLY PART OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT HAD BURNED. TWO PLASTIC MILK JUGS WITH THE ODOR OF A FLAMMABLE LIQUID WERE FOUND SITTING ON THE LEFT ENGINE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-A1D5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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