# NTSB MIA78FA063: Piper PA-28, N4731F, St.Petersburg, FL, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0848   78/4/8    ST.PETERSBURG,FL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 24, 223
        TIME - 1204                    N4731F              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               ST.PETERSBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4731F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4731F), registered now, S/N 28-7790059, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## 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 19780408013739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408013739A), Apr 8, 1978: Piper PA28180, St.Petersburg, FL, 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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