# NTSB MIA67D0330: SIAI FN-333, N914NS, Sorrento, FL, November 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Place: Sorrento, FL · SORRENTO, FL
- Location: 28.8091° N, 81.5636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sorrento, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8091&lon=-81.5636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0330

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3932  66/11/12 NR.SORRENTO FLA       SIAI FN-333         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 300
        TIME - 1400                    N914NS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SMALL LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N914NS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914NS), registered now, S/N 0108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI FN-333
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti FN-333](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-fn-333) (registry code 8120704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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