# NTSB MIA69F0217: Nardi FN-333, N626, Winter Haven, FL, September 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1968
- Place: Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3523   68/9/2    WINTER HAVEN,FLA    NARDI FN-333        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 14480
        TIME - 1000                    N626                PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WATER LANDING,ACFT STRUCK UNKNOWN OBJECT. LNDG ABORTED.LANDED ON ARPT-ND FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N626](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N626-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NARDI FN-333
- Registry model: [Nardi FN-333](https://openairdocs.org/model/nardi-fn-333) (registry code 6080102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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