# NTSB MIA79FA078: Piper PA-30, N8440Y, Lake Worth, FL, April 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1979
- Place: Lake Worth, FL · LAKE WORTH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3081  79/4/29    LAKE WORTH,FL       PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1250
        TIME - 0810                    N8440Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE WORTH,FL               FT.PIERCE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8440Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440Y-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 30-1600 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palm Beach County

## 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 19790429043379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429043379A), Apr 29, 1979: Piper PA30, Lake Worth, FL, Destroyed. Airplane made normal takeoff. Rolled inverted at 20 ft alt. Crashed in trees. Possible engine out. Lost control.

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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