# Accident 19790424018919A: Piper PA28/, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1979, 19:22 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N7480J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7480J-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424018919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON NIGHT, OVER WATER IFR FLIGHT. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN & TURBULENCE.

## 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 MIA79FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA075), Apr 24, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N7480J), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N7480J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780429014849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014849I), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N7480J), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with other cockpit problem allowed his aircraft to strike parked aircraft.

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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