# NTSB MIA80DLD34: Piper PA-28, N8103D, Sebring, FL, February 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1980
- Place: Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1017   80/2/4    SEBRING,FL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 387
        TIME - 0800                    N8103D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPLES,FL                   SEBRING,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FIRST POINT OF IMPACT 56IN HIGH ON TELEPHONE POLE,WING TIP NORMALLY 45-48IN OFF GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103D-1981-12-28), registration cancelled 1981-12-28, S/N 28-8016111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sebring

## 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 19800204002019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204002019A), Feb 4, 1980: Piper PA28161, Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. Wing struck obstructions while taxiing on a closed taxiway.

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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