# NTSB MIA71FLD12: Piper PA-24, N7934P, St Petersburg, FL, August 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1970
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3497  70/8/25    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 881
        TIME - 0818                    N7934P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- BOTH MAGNETOS FOUND LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7934P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7934P-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 24-3168, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## Other investigations on N7934P (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 NYC85FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA166), Jul 14, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N7934P), Tioga, PA, destroyed, 2 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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