# NTSB MIA79FA118: Piper PA-24, N5762P, Melbourne, FL, August 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1979
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3106  79/8/27  NR.MELBOURNE,FL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 409
        TIME - 1940                    N5762P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MELBOURNE,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5762P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5762P-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 24-840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (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 19790827037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827037449A), Aug 27, 1979: Piper PA24, Melbourne, FL, Destroyed. Witness saw acft maneuvering at 200 ft. altitude. Crashed vertically. Student in left seat. Alcohol involved.

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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