# NTSB MIA74AM066: Piper PA-34, N55195, Sanderson, FL, February 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Sanderson, FL · SANDERSON, FL
- Location: 30.2522° N, 82.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanderson, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2522&lon=-82.2729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0407   74/2/5    SANDERSON,FLA       PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7000
        TIME - 1010                    N55195              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            TALLAHASSEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AC SR88 PLUGS INSTALLED 2/1/74,30-40% HOTTER THAN APPROVED PLUGS.FENCE AT END OF FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N55195 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740205002349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205002349A), Feb 5, 1974: Piper PA34200, Sanderson, FL, Substantial damage. Ac SR88 plugs installed 2/1/74,30-40 hotter than approved plugs. Fence at end of field.

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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