# NTSB MIA79DLD52: Piper PA-23, N25TD, Ft.Mccoy, FL, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Ft.Mccoy, FL · FT.MCCOY, FL
- Location: 29.3650° N, 81.9670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort McCoy, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3650&lon=-81.9670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1777  79/3/17  NR.FT.MCCOY,FL        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 394
        TIME - 1030                    N25TD               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT.MCCOY,FL                  GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25TD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- 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 19790317006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317006139A), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA23250, Ft Mccoy, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to takeoff from a soft sandy strip which had been cut out in a wooded area. Unable to get airborne.

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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