# NTSB MIA71DLA48: Piper PA-28, N5540F, Florala, AL, May 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1971
- Place: Florala, AL · FLORALA, AL
- Location: 31.0224° N, 86.3182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florala, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0224&lon=-86.3182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLA48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2160  71/5/21    FLORALA,ALA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 120
        TIME - 1730                    N5540F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAXTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FLA               FLORALA,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5540F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540F-1975-07-25), registration cancelled 1975-07-25, S/N 2824939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paxton Field

## Other investigations on N5540F (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA75AM072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM072), Mar 31, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5540F), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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