# NTSB MIA69D0220: Piper PA-28, N1887J, Belle Glade, FL, October 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1968
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3764  68/10/24   BELLE GLADE,FLA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 124
        TIME - 1115                    N1887J              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR GROSS WT. GRASS ON RNWY 4 IN.HIGH. FLD SOFT FROM RECENT RAINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1887J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1887J-1997-07-21), registration cancelled 1997-07-21, S/N 2824332 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belle Glade

## Other investigations on N1887J (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 MIA76DKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT82), Jun 13, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N1887J), Boca Raton, 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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