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Piper Crash Claims Two Florida Couples

What: Moonchaser LLC Piper PA-32R-300 Lance en route from the Bahamas to Fort Pierce, Florida
Where: Near Treasure Cay Airport, Isla de Gran Abaco
When: March 25, 2012, 1:33 pm
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: Taking off from Treasure Cay, the plane crashed on Abaco island between the runway’s end and S.C. Bootle Highway. By the time Fire and Crash Rescue arrived, the plane was engulfed in flames.

The plane crashed near the runway, killing four Americans (two couples) with local vacation homes on Abaco Island, 60-year-old Gregory Schwartzenberger and 56-year-old Janice Schwartzenberger of Neptune Beach, Florida, and 61-year-old Dennis Sartoris and 56-year-old Janie Sartoris of Jacksonville, Florida. Two dogs were also aboard the flight.

At the time of takeoff, there were strong crosswinds reported.

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