# NTSB MIA79DLD58: Piper PA-44, N2089K, Useppa Island, FL, April 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1979
- Place: Useppa Island, FL · USEPPA ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.6617° N, 82.2126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Useppa Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6617&lon=-82.2126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1248  79/4/14    USEPPA ISLAND,FL    PIPER PA-44         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 830
        TIME - 1040                    N2089K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USEPPA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FL            USEPPA ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BRUSH ON FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2089K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2089K), registered now, S/N 44-7995176, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44
- Registry model: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Useppa

## 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 19790414008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414008629A), Apr 14, 1979: Piper PA44180, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck bush attempting to land on turf strip with a dog leg at approach end. Ground looped.

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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