# Accident 19880617026289A: Piper PA31P, Miami, FL, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 19:27 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8995° N, 80.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8995&lon=-80.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560JB-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,444 total, 270 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617026289A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL HIT TREE, POLE, GROUND AND VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. CFI FLYING RIGHT SIDE, OWNER IN LEFT

## 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 MIA88FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA195), Jun 17, 1988: Piper PA-31-P (N560JB), Miami Lakes, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N560JB (2)

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

- [Incident 19871109077779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109077779I), Nov 9, 1987: Piper PA31P (N560JB), Youngstown, OH. Pilot experienced difficulty flying assigned headings and approaches in IFR weather conditions. Landed ok.
- [Incident 19871106071269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106071269I), Nov 6, 1987: Piper PA31P (N560JB), Wheeling, WV. Aircraft departed runway side due to brake failure. Air found in the brake line.

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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