# NTSB MIA71DLD43: Piper J-3, N9217H, Haines City, FL, December 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1970
- Place: Haines City, FL · HAINES CITY, FL
- Location: 28.1128° N, 81.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1128&lon=-81.6165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4471  70/12/31   HAINES CITY,FLA     PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N9217H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAINES CITY,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TREE ABT 30FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9217H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9217H), registered now, S/N 43-30430, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper L-4H](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4h) (registry code 7100518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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