# Accident 19791128037259A: Piper PA32/, Miami, FL, November 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3762W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3762W-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,017 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128037259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT BETWEEN LOCAL ARPTS. HIT PALM TREE AND FENCE. MAG. FLY WEIGHT FAILED, SHEARED DRIVE TRAIN PIN.

## 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 MIA80FKT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT17), Nov 28, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3762W), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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