# NTSB MIA78DLA49: Piper PA-31, N6768L, Jacksonville, FL, September 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3364   78/9/8    JACKSONVILLE,FL     PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1220
        TIME - 1630                    N6768L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 574 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JACKSONVILLE,FL            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- C-337,N54935,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6768L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6768L-1992-06-11), registration cancelled 1992-06-11, S/N 31675 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Intl

## 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 19780908029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908029399A), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA31T1, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. C-337,N54935,substantial dmg.

## Other investigations on N6768L (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 NYC76AN076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN076), Feb 11, 1976: Piper PA-31 (N6768L), Oriskany, NY, substantial damage

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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