Accident: Piper PA-28-180
Nov 14, 2023 · Micanopy, FL
NTSB numberERA24FA036Event id20231114193387
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s improper inflight decision making and his flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7806W
- Year built
- 1964
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)10 nm (18 km) north
- Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field (OCF)21 nm (40 km) south
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