# NTSB MIA72FLD18: Piper PA-17, N4677H, Arcadia, FL, October 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1971
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4068  71/10/21   ARCADIA,FLA         PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 800
        TIME - 1815                    N4677H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCADIA,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 900FT,ACFT CMNCD SHLW L TURN,SPIRALED TO GND,HIT WIRES,HOUSE.CTLS CKD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4677H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4677H-1974-08-02), registration cancelled 1974-08-02, S/N 17-78 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Registry model: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arcadia

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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