# NTSB MIA79FLD48: Piper PA-32, N2114C, Vero Beach, FL, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0562   79/3/9  NR.VERO BEACH,FL      PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N2114C              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      44, 8418 TOTAL HOURS, 18
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SPIN CHUTE FAILED TO RELEASE
        REMARKS- D RING TEST RELEASED 750LBS ABOVE NORMAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2114C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2114C-1989-03-02), registration cancelled 1989-03-02, S/N 328006001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (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 19790309005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309005999A), Mar 9, 1979: Piper PA32300, Indian River Co, FL, Destroyed. Spin chute failed to release on test flight. Pilot bailed out at too low altitude.

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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