- Date
- August 21, 1979
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5807YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790821026509A
- Case key
- 133876
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3788 79/8/21 WEST PALM BCH,FL PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N5807Y PX- 0 0 0 OTHER UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TRACKS FOUND LEADING FM ACFT TO VAN W DRUGS.NO PLT/PAXS FOUND.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5807Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grass Strip
N5807YRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.