# NTSB MIA76DLD18: Piper PA-28, N5547U, Windermere, FL, September 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Windermere, FL · WINDERMERE, FL
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4106  75/9/20    WINDERMERE,FL       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N5547U              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1197 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDERMERE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BENT SEAT ADJ HANDLE RESTRICTED LOCK PIN.SEAT SLID AFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5547U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5547U-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 2826270 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Maguire

## 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 19750920041299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920041299A), Sep 20, 1975: Piper PA28140, Windermere, FL, Substantial damage. Bent seat adj handle restricted lock pin. Seat slid aft.

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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