# NTSB MIA72DLA24: Piper PA-28, N5202L, High Springs, FL, December 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1971
- Place: High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 29.7996° N, 82.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-82.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4501  71/12/27   HIGH SPRINGS,FLA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 204
        TIME - 1130                    N5202L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUDY'S APRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA-LOCKA,FLA               HIGH SPRINGS,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG ON SHORT RWY,ATMTD GOARND,HIT FENCE,ABRTD,LNDD IN FLD,L WNG HIT LARGE ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5202L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5202L-1976-05-11), registration cancelled 1976-05-11, S/N 28-4493, built 1967 (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: Rudy'S Aprt

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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