# NTSB MIA79DLD17: Piper PA-28, N702FL, Sarasota, FL, November 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD17

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3637  78/11/16   SARASOTA,FL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1036                    N702FL              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA-BRADENTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N702FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702FL-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 28-7225240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradento

## 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 19781116035109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116035109A), Nov 16, 1978: Piper PA28140, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N702FL (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL82FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG04), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N702FL), Swainsboro, GA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.