# NTSB MIA78FLD21: Holt PDQ2, N30CH, Arcadia, FL, January 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1978
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0713  78/1/29    ARCADIA,FL          HOLT PDQ2           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N30CH               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 64, 10377 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCADIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCADIA,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT HOMEBLT. PLT HAD MODIFIED RUD & OTHER FLT CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30CH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30CH-2020-06-17), registration cancelled 2020-06-17, S/N 1-75, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLT PDQ2
- Registry model: [Holt PDQ-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/holt-pdq-2) (registry code 0565343) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Arcadia

## 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 19780129001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129001799A), Jan 29, 1978: Amtr 0565343, Arcadia, FL, Destroyed. 1St flt homeblt. Plt had modified rud & other flt controls.

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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