# NTSB MIA69D0237: Piper PA-32, N3414W, Tallahassee, FL, November 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1968
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4142   68/11/8   TALLAHASSEE,FLA     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 297
        TIME - 1610                    N3414W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COM.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- RT FRONT PX SEAT SAFETY BELT HANGING OUTSIDE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3414W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3414W), registered now, S/N 32-276, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Com.

## Other investigations on N3414W (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 CHI86LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA073), Jan 18, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3414W), Mechanicsburg, OH, 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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