# Accident 19781124041849A: Piper PA34200, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, November 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1978
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15229, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15229-1991-01-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,205 total, 140 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124041849A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA79FKT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT22), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N15229), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15229 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851215070159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215070159I), Dec 15, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N15229), Scranton, SC, Minor damage. Right engine starter did not engage. Left engine at idle. Turned propeller by hand, engine started. Struck barn.

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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