Piper PA-23-150 accident near Kissimmee, Florida, March 14, 1984
On March 14, 1984 at about 10:08 pm local time, a Piper PA-23-150, registered N2070P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kissimmee, Florida (Kissimmee airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- March 14, 1984 · about 10:08 pm local time
- Place
- Kissimmee, Florida · Kissimmee
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-150 · all PA-23-150s on the register
- Registration
- N2070P · no longer on the register · serial 23-657
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE PLT HAD FLOWN FROM ORLANDO TO LAKELAND, FL. BEFORE THAT FLT, HE HAD NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL, BUT HAD RELIED ON ESTIMATES & HIS FUEL GAGES. ON THE RETURN FLT, HE AGAIN TOOK OFF WITHOUT VISUALLY CHECKING THE FUEL. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENGINES BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND AT KISSIMMEE, FL. HOWEVER, BOTH ENGS LOST POWER DURING THE APCH, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ABOUT 600 TO 700 YDS SHORT OF THE RWY & THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.
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
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 830 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 130 in the last 30 days; 800 as pilot in command; 127 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,458 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1984; 3 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,500 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAL Lakeland FL at 9:50 pm
- Destination: ORL Orlando FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 5,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Observation at 9:52 pm from MCO, 11 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2070P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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