# NTSB MIA74AM020: Piper PA-28, N4293T, Jacksonville, FL, September 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1974
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2992  74/9/10  NR.JACKSONVILLE,FLA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 255
        TIME - 1540                    N4293T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.24 PERCENT.PLT ANNOUNCED TO PAX HE WOULD DEMONSTRATE ACFT CAPABILITIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4293T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4293T-1974-12-19), registration cancelled 1974-12-19, S/N 28-7205116, built 1973 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740910036779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740910036779A), Sep 10, 1974: Piper PA28180, Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol level 0.24 percent. Plt announced to pax he would demonstrate acft capabilities.

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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