# NTSB MIA68A0024: Piper PA-22, N7214D, Pompano Beach, FL, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0963  67/8/28    POMPANO BEACH,FLA   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N7214D              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 21217 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- CORROSION,PITTING AND CRACKS FOUND ON THE 2 VALVE ASSEMBLY LFT WING FUEL TANK INLET TUBING FLARES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7214D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7214D-1967-11-16), registration cancelled 1967-11-16, S/N 22-5038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale

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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