# NTSB MIA68A0074: Piper PA-24, N8941P, Fernandna Bch, FL, March 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1968
- Place: Fernandna Bch, FL · FERNANDNA BCH, FL
- Location: 30.6558° N, 81.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fernandina Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6558&lon=-81.4503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4804   68/3/6    FERNANDNA BCH,FLA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5000
        TIME - 1715                    N8941P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERNANDINA BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- FLT REPORTEDLY WAS TO FAMILIARIZE CP WITH AUTO-PLT. RECOVERY DATE 3/11/68. L WG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8941P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8941P-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 24-4397, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fernandina Beach

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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