# NTSB MIA72AM083: Piper PA-30, N8631Y, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, February 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1972
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2262  72/2/21  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA  PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 437
        TIME - 1928                    N8631Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO OCEAN ABOUT 1 MI FROM SHORE AT NITE. ACFT SANK,PLTS BODY NOT RECOVERED.INJ PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8631Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8631Y-1972-04-11), registration cancelled 1972-04-11, S/N 30-1772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8631Y (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 MIA71OM092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71OM092), Feb 9, 1971: Piper PA-30 (N8631Y), Caysal Is.Bahamas (Gulf of Mexico), 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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