# NTSB MIA70F0011: Piper PA-23, N421C, Dania, FL, June 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1969
- Place: Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Location: 26.0543° N, 80.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dania Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0543&lon=-80.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421C-1970-10-19), registration cancelled 1970-10-19, S/N 23-488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale

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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