Accident: Piper PA28
Feb 13, 2024 · Melbourne, FL
NTSB numberERA24LA113Event id20240215193798
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to correctly identify the runway centerline prior to initiating the nighttime takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a runway edge light and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N650FT
- Year built
- 2013
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Taxi-into takeoff position Wrong surface or wrong airport
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.
- Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB)0 nm (0 km) east
- Patrick Space Force Base (COF)8 nm (15 km) north
- Merritt Island Airport (COI)15 nm (27 km) north
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