MIA80FA045

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Bradley Jct, FL · March 10, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 10, 1980
Place
Bradley Jct, FL · BRADLEY JCT, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6102YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800310089429A
Case key
134887

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0983  80/3/10  NR.BRADLEY JCT,FL     PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 343
        TIME - 1800                    N6102Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPALOCKA,FL                 LAKELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT ON MEDICATION FOR KIDNEY STONES.VISITED DR FOR PROSTATITIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N6102Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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