# NTSB MIA74DLA21: Piper PA-39, N8868Y, Lake Como, FL, November 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Lake Como, FL · LAKE COMO, FL
- Location: 29.4839° N, 81.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Como, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4839&lon=-81.5729&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 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3565  73/11/10   LAKE COMO,FLA       PIPER PA-39         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 870
        TIME - 0900                    N8868Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUNDERBIRD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALATKA,FLA                 LAKE COMO,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AT ABT 7-8FT ABV RWY PLT RDCD PWR ACFT DROPPED IN ON R GR.WING DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8868Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868Y-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 39-23 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-39
- Registry model: [Piper PA-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (registry code 7103902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thunderbird Airpk

## 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 19731110038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110038589A), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA39, Lake Como, FL, Substantial damage. At abt 7-8FT abv rwy plt rdcd pwr acft dropped in on r gr. Wing dmgd.

## Other investigations on N8868Y (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 IAD76AI053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI053), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Clover Lick, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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