# NTSB MIA80FA090: Piper PA-31, N27906, Dania, FL, August 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1980
- Place: Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Location: 26.0543° N, 80.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dania Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0543&lon=-80.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2666  80/8/10    DANIA,FL            PIPER PA-31         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 186
        TIME - 2020                    N27906              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANIA,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED AFTR GR RETRACTION.ALL PROPS DMGD DUE CONTACT WITH RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27906](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27906-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 31-7952038, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hollywood Intl

## 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 19800810036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810036009A), Aug 10, 1980: Piper PA31350, Dania, FL, Destroyed. Retracted gear prematurely. Props hit runway. Climbed past end of runway, stalled. Equipped for drug flight.

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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