# NTSB MIA80DLD31: Piper PA-28, N2877T, Fort Pierce, FL, January 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1980
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0308  80/1/25    FORT PIERCE,FL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N2877T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT CONTD TO RUN ENG AS OTR PLT GOT OUT,STOOD ON WING,SLIPPED,FELL INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2877T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2877T-2021-01-20), registration cancelled 2021-01-20, S/N 28-7225262, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: St Lucie County

## Other investigations on N2877T (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC78FGM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM24), Apr 9, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N2877T), Waynesburg, PA, substantial damage

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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