# NTSB MIA69F0302: Piper PA-28, N8309R, Ormond Beach, FL, December 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1968
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4298   68/12/2   ORMOND BEACH,FLA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 142
        TIME - 1715                    N8309R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORMOND BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TKS WHEN ENG STOPPED DURING SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8309R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8309R), registered now, S/N 28-22179, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ormond 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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