# Incident 19780306011779I: Piper PA23160, Miami, FL, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978, 17:23 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4230P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4230P-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED ENGINE OUT AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LEFT MIXTURE CONTROL, STUDENT FEATHERED PROP. NO RESTART.

## Other reports on N4230P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780627035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035379I), Jun 27, 1978: Piper PA23160 (N4230P), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Right main collapsed after touchdown. Center bolt in the retract link had broken.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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