# NTSB MIA77FLD19: Piper PA-32, N32038, Lake Placid, FL, December 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4025  76/12/15   LAKE PLACID,FL      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 300
        TIME - 1000                    N32038              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE PLACID
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PLACID,FL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32038](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32038-2013-10-18), registration cancelled 2013-10-18, S/N 32-7540010, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Placid

## 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 19761215040129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761215040129A), Dec 15, 1976: Piper PA32300, Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N32038 (1)

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 ATL03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA089), May 5, 2003: Piper PA-32-300 (N32038), Calhoun, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, which would have indicated that MVFR to IFR conditions prevailed over the route with embedded thunderstorms and rain, and his decision to…

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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