# NTSB MIA68F0439: Piper PA-24, N8975P, Hialeah, FL, March 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1968
- Place: Hialeah, FL · HIALEAH, FL
- Location: 25.8699° N, 80.3029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hialeah, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8699&lon=-80.3029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0439
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0439

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0471   68/3/3    HIALEAH,FLA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1014
        TIME - 1719                    N8975P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - C.C.OF MIAMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8975P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8975P-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 24-4433 (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)
- 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: C.C.Of Miami

## Other investigations on N8975P (2)

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 MKC87FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA169), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA-24-260 (N8975P), Kanorado, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB IAD73FIG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG27), Jun 4, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8975P), Baltimore, MD, 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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