# Accident 19781119036909A: Piper PA34200, Opa Locka, FL, November 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1387T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1387T-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,304 total, 374 in this make and model, 377 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119036909A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY PLACING FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITIONGLE ENG GO-AROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79FKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT14), Nov 19, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1387T), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

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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