# NTSB MIA68A0038: Piper PA-30, N8051Y, October 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1967
- Place: UNKNOWN, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1176  67/10/10   UNKNOWN             PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8051Y              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      33, 1634 TOTAL HOURS, 108
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISNG ON LOCAL MULTI-ENG TRNG FLT. DMGE-INJURY INDEXES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8051Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8051Y-1968-02-20), registration cancelled 1968-02-20, S/N 301164, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8051Y (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 MIA68F0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0133), Aug 8, 1967: Piper PA-30 (N8051Y), W.Palm Beach, FL, 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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