# NTSB MIA71FLD60: Republic P-47N, N47TB, Vero Beach, FL, April 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1971
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4247  71/4/29    VERO BEACH,FLA      REPUBLIC P-47N      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N47TB               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      58, 37000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL FEED VALVE PASSABE BLOCKED,NOT REROUTED IN THROTTLE BODY.HIT TREE STUMP ADJ TO RWY.TEST HOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N47TB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC P-47N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach

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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