# NTSB MIA73DLD15: Piper PA-28, N9866W, Seminole, FL, September 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1972
- Place: Seminole, FL · SEMINOLE, FL
- Location: 27.8425° N, 82.7852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8425&lon=-82.7852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3998  72/9/12    SEMINOLE,FLA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N9866W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 2342 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            284 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE SEMINOLE COU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WG HIT COW WHILE CLEARING CATTLE FROM RWY.CONT FLT TO HOME BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9866W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866W-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 28-23384, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Seminole Cou

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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