# NTSB MIA75FLD59: Dixon PJ-260, N2800Q, Venice, FL, March 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1975
- Place: Venice, FL · VENICE, FL
- Location: 27.1170° N, 82.4152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1170&lon=-82.4152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0660   75/3/9    VENICE,FL           DIXON PJ-260        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1335                    N2800Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           38, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WINGTIPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT BAILED OUT AFTER FAILURE OF L WINGTIP & AILERON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2800Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2800Q-1975-04-18), registration cancelled 1975-04-18, S/N 3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIXON PJ-260
- Registry model: [Brodhead Arthur L PJ-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/brodhead-arthur-l-pj-260) (registry code 05638KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750309004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750309004509A), Mar 9, 1975: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Venice, FL, Destroyed. Plt bailed out after failure of l wingtip & aileron.

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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