# NTSB MIA74DKT31: Piper PA-28, N71CA, Pompano Beach, FL, October 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1973
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL · POMPANO BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3650  73/10/29   POMPANO BEACH,FLA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0806                    N71CA               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMPANO BEACH APK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- OFF RWY INTO SAND,HIT DITCH.GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pompano Beach Apk

## 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 19731029036489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731029036489A), Oct 29, 1973: Cessna U3A, Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Off rwy into sand,hit ditch. Gr collapsed.

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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