# NTSB MIA79FA007: Piper PA-34, N1058U, Titusville, FL, October 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1978
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4083  78/10/30 NR.TITUSVILLE,FL      PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2978
        TIME - 2000                    N1058U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 696 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,NC                MERRITT ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DSND BLO ASGN ALT-RPTD GYRO INSTR INOP-VFR-LOST CTL UNKN RSN-ALL WRECKGE NOT RCVD FM SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1058U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1058U-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 34-7250042, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781030044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781030044089A), Oct 30, 1978: Piper PA34200, Titusville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt dsnd blo asgn alt-rptd gyro instr inop-vfr-lost ctl unkn rsn-wreckge not rcvd fm swamp.

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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