- Date
- June 13, 1969
- Place
- Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N421CPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179110
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1629 69/6/13 DANIA,FLA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1815 N421C PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION 28, 2074 TOTAL HOURS, 75 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- SINGLE ENG PRACTICE,L ENG SHUT-DOWN.DOOR POPPED OPEN,UN CLOSE.UN RESTART ENG IN TIME,UN HOLD ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Lauderdale
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