# NTSB MIA75DKT75: Piper PA-32, N7728J, Stuart, FL, April 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1975
- Place: Stuart, FL · STUART, FL
- Location: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-80.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1785  75/4/28    STUART,FL           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2438
        TIME - 1220                    N7728J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1390 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITHAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEWISTOWN,FL               STUART,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ACFT RT GR STRUCK HIDDEN CONCRETE WATER DRAIN WHILE TAXIING IN GRASS AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7728J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7728J), registered now, S/N 32-1130, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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: Witham 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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