# NTSB MIA73AM116: Piper PA-24, N7111P, Panama City, FL, June 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4164  73/6/30    PANAMA CITY,FLA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2354
        TIME - 1858                    N7111P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANAMA CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,W VA             PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7111P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7111P-1973-10-25), registration cancelled 1973-10-25, S/N 24-2268, built 1960 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Panama City Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730630029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630029529A), Jun 30, 1973: Piper PA24400, Panama City, FL, Destroyed

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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