# NTSB MIA67D0372: Piper PA-32S, N3214W, Vero Beach, FL, January 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1967
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0058   67/1/6    VERO BEACH,FLA      PIPER PA-32S        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N3214W              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 33, 3450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            90 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPRARY SEA BASE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RAMP SLOPE INTO WATER CRITICAL DUE LOW TIDE. FLOATS DOWN BY BOW DUE REDUCED PWR,STRUCK RAMP EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3214W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3214W), registered now, S/N 32-15, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32S
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Temprary Sea Base

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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