# NTSB MIA78DKT10: Piper PA-34, N6206J, Ft.Meyers, FL, October 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1977
- Place: Ft.Meyers, FL · FT.MEYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4047  77/10/23   FT.MEYERS,FL        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 8000
        TIME - 2022                    N6206J              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCADIA,FL                  PUNTA GORDA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A CONCRETE BLOCK AT LIFTOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6206J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6206J), registered now, S/N 28-7690372, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page Field

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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