MIA79DKT79

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Naples, FL · July 20, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1979
Place
Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N101MCPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790720017359A
Case key
135206

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1824  79/7/20  NR.NAPLES,FL          PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N101MC              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT FOUND 7/20/79.DESTROYED BY DELIBERATE FIRE.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N101MC
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cow Pasture

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.