At about 10:23 EST, a Piper PA-44-180 and a Piper PA-28-161, both on instructional flights, collided near the departure end of runway 5 at the Deland Municipal Airport. The pilot and instructor in each plane were killed. The Warrior, part of Embry-Riddles fleet, had received a VFR clearance from Daytona Beach controllers for a flight to Leesburg, but apparently began flying traffic patterns on runway 5 in Deland after radar service was terminated with Daytona Beach Tower. The Seminole also left Daytona Beach on a local IFR clearance to perform a practice VOR 23 approach at Deland, to be followed by NDB and ILS approaches. After the Seminole was cleared for the VOR approach, the pilot canceled IFR. Witnesses reported hearing both aircraft announce their positions over the Deland Unicom frequency.
Dec. 3, Deland, Fla. / Piper Seminole and Piper Warrior
At about 10:23 EST, a Piper PA-44-180 and a Piper PA-28-161, both on instructional flights, collided near the departure end of runway 5 at the Deland Municipal Airport. The pilot and instructor in each plane were killed. The Warrior, part of Embry-Riddles fleet, had received a VFR clearance from Daytona Beach controllers for a flight to Leesburg, but apparently began flying traffic patterns on runway 5 in Deland after radar service was terminated with Daytona Beach Tower. The Seminole also left Daytona Beach on a local IFR clearance to perform a practice VOR 23 approach at Deland, to be followed by NDB and ILS approaches. After the Seminole was cleared for the VOR approach, the pilot cancel...
Key Takeaways:
- Two Piper aircraft, both on instructional flights, collided near runway 5 at Deland Municipal Airport, killing the pilot and instructor in each plane.
- One aircraft, a Piper Warrior from Embry-Riddle, was cleared VFR to Leesburg but began flying traffic patterns at Deland after radar service termination.
- The second aircraft, a Piper Seminole, was on an IFR clearance for practice approaches at Deland but canceled IFR after being cleared for the first approach.
- Witnesses reported hearing both aircraft announce their positions over the Deland Unicom frequency prior to the collision.
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