# NTSB MIA71DKT30: Piper PA-23, N6680Y, Arcadia, FL, December 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1970
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKT30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4474  70/12/31   ARCADIA,FLA         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2502
        TIME - 1105                    N6680Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE ISLAND RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   ARCADIA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT TOP STRAND OF BARBED WIRE FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6680Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6680Y-1982-01-29), registration cancelled 1982-01-29, S/N 274000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pine Island Ranch

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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