The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and subsequent post crash fire following an in-flight collision with terrain approximately seven miles southwest of South Bay, Fla., at about 2015 Eastern time. The Private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed; the flight originated from Tampa, Fla., about one hour prior to the accident with an intended destination of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Witnesses reported the pilot had flown the airplane to Tampa earlier in the day to have it serviced and was returning home when the accident occurred. The airplanes estimated total time since new was approximately 25 hours.
April 13, 2005, South Bay, Fla. / Beech/Raytheon A36 Bonanza
The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and subsequent post crash fire following an in-flight collision with terrain approximately seven miles southwest of South Bay, Fla., at about 2015 Eastern time. The Private pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed; the flight originated from Tampa, Fla., about one hour prior to the accident with an intended destination of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Witnesses reported the pilot had flown the airplane to Tampa earlier in the day to have it serviced and was returning home when the accident occurred. The airplanes estimated total time since new was approximately 25 hours....
Key Takeaways:
- A private pilot was fatally injured when his airplane crashed due to an in-flight collision with terrain and subsequent fire, seven miles southwest of South Bay, Fla.
- The accident occurred approximately an hour into a flight from Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale, under visual conditions.
- The pilot was returning home after having the nearly new airplane (approx. 25 total hours) serviced earlier that day.
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