# NTSB MIA70AM054: Piper PA-18, N109BC, Perry, FL, January 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1970
- Place: Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0004   70/1/5    PERRY,FLA           PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 6361
        TIME - 1450                    N109BC              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1771 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FLA                   PERRY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109BC-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 18-8366 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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