# NTSB MIA74DKT05: Piper PA-24, N6435P, Placida, FL, July 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Placida, FL · PLACIDA, FL
- Location: 26.8323° N, 82.2648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placida, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8323&lon=-82.2648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2144  73/7/24    PLACIDA,FLA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1345                    N6435P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  1401 TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE HAZE ROTUNDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLACIDA,FLA                 FT MYERS,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED PROP THRU,STARTER MALFUNCTION. NO ONE ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6435P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6435P), registered now, S/N 24-1546, 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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Haze Rotunda

## 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 19730724023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724023199A), Jul 24, 1973: Piper PA24250, Placida, FL, Substantial damage. Plt pulled prop thru,starter malfunction. No one aboard.

## Other investigations on N6435P (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA72FLD74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD74), Jun 16, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N6435P), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

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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