# NTSB MIA79DLD19: Piper PA-28, N38730, Grant, FL, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: Grant, FL · GRANT, FL
- Location: 27.9289° N, 80.5264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grant, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9289&lon=-80.5264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0416   79/3/5    GRANT,FL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4416
        TIME - 1615                    N38730              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 2600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38730](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38730-2007-09-12), registration cancelled 2007-09-12, S/N 28-7725255, built 1977 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790305004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004129A), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA28/, Grant, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed to develop power on go around after simulated emergency landing. Engine later found okay.

## Other investigations on N38730 (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 MIA07CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA096), May 10, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N38730), Fairmont, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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