# NTSB MIA76FKT49: Piper PA-23, N13916, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1975
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKT49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKT49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3952   75/12/4   FT LAUDERDALE,FL    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 465
        TIME - 2000                    N13916              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSTON,JAMACIA            TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD MID-AIR COLLISION. EVIDENCE SHOWED HIT VEHICLE. MARIJUANA RESIDUE FOUND IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13916 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- 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 19751204040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751204040249A), Dec 4, 1975: Piper PA23250, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Plt rptd mid-air collision. Evidence showed hit vehicle. Marijuana residue found in acft.

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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