# NTSB MIA71FLA02: Piper PA-28, N7190W, Blountstown, FL, July 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1970
- Place: Blountstown, FL · BLOUNTSTOWN, FL
- Location: 30.4428° N, 85.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blountstown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4428&lon=-85.0454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2793   70/7/6    BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N7190W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOUNTSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA             TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BRAKES NOT SET,COCKPIT UNATTENDED-HAND PROP,ENG STARTED,ACFT HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7190W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7190W), registered now, S/N 28-1002, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blountstown

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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