# NTSB MIA75FKT72: Piper PA-28, N9074W, Belle Glade, FL, March 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1975
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKT72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKT72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1003  75/3/27    BELLE GLADE,FL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 400
        TIME - 1513                    N9074W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    WEST PALM BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED INTO DITCH DUE HIGH VEGETATION.NR 2 CYL EX VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9074W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9074W-1997-05-13), registration cancelled 1997-05-13, S/N 2810674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750327008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750327008259A), Mar 27, 1975: Piper PA28235, Belle Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Acft veered into ditch due high vegetation. Nr 2 cyl ex valve failed.

## Other investigations on N9074W (2)

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 IAD96LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA146), Sep 15, 1996: Piper PA-28-235 (N9074W), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of his speed and distance, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing, and his delay in executing a go-around (aborted landing), which resulted in an…
- [NTSB MKC67A0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0021), Sep 3, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N9074W), Kansas City, KS, 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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