# NTSB MIA78DLD49: Piper J-3, Tangerine, FL, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Tangerine, FL · TANGERINE, FL
- Location: 28.7602° N, 81.6380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tangerine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7602&lon=-81.6380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2194   78/6/4    TANGERINE,FL        PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500
        TIME - 1300                    NC70329             PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TANGERINE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NC70329 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- 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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