# NTSB MIA73FLD63: Piper PA-28, N5785F, Orlando, FL, March 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLD63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1399  73/3/18    ORLANDO,FLA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 619
        TIME - 1455                    N5785F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  LAKELAND,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT GND WIRE ABV TELEPHONE WIRES APRX 1/2MI N OF ARPT. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5785F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5785F-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 28-25091, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Herndon

## 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 19730318010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318010729A), Mar 18, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Orlando, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit gnd wire abv telephone wires aprx 1/2MI n of arpt. No eng malfunction found.

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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