Piper PA-23-250 accident near Missing, Florida, May 14, 1987
On May 14, 1987, a Piper PA-23-250, registered N640CC, was destroyed in an accident near Missing, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. 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
- May 14, 1987
- Place
- Missing, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · all PA-23-250s on the register
- Registration
- N640CC · no longer on the register · serial 272544
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ITS DESTINATION ON A FLIGHT FROM MIAMI, FL TO ARUBA, NETHERLAND ANTILLES VIA ANDROS IS, GREAT INAGUA & PORT AU PRINCE. ACCORDING TO A FLT PLAN FILED BY THE PLT THE ACFT CARRIED ENOUGH FUEL FOR 8 HOURS & 30 MINUTES OF FLT, ALONG WITH A FOUR MAN RAFT. AFTER THE FLT DEPARTED MIAMI NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED. ACCORDING TO FAA PERSONNEL VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM MIAMI. THE U.S. COAST GUARD INITIATED A SEARCH FOR THE MISSING ACFT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 1,070 hours in all; 950 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: TMB Miami FL at 3:28 pm
- Destination: Aruba OF
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:47 pm from TMB
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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