# NTSB MIA70AM062: Piper PA-24, N9078P, Missing Aircraft, January 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1970
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0010  70/1/17    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 620
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9078P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               NASSAU,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE,INJURIES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9078P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078P-1970-12-29), registration cancelled 1970-12-29, S/N 24-4548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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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