# NTSB MIA78DA119: Piper PA-31, N689WW, Missing Aircraft, July 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3385  78/7/18    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4975
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N689WW              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MARTA,COLOMBIA        PORT AU PRINCE,HAITI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N689WW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N689WW-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 31-69, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (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: Destroyed

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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