# NTSB MIA80FLD62: Robertson PA-30, N44RE, Okeechobee, FL, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Okeechobee, FL · OKEECHOBEE, FL
- Location: 27.2416° N, 80.8293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeechobee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2416&lon=-80.8293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1015  80/4/26  NR.OKEECHOBEE,FL      ROBERTSON PA-30     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6000
        TIME - 1730                    N44RE               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVER ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OKEECHOBEE,FL                BARTOW,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ROBERTSON STOL KIT INSTLD.R ROLL DRG FLAP RETRACTION.FND PAINT ON L FLAP TRACK,R PROP CTL-LOW RPM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44RE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44RE-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 30-1047 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTSON PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: River Acres

## 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 19800426010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010849A), Apr 26, 1980: Piper PA30, Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed. Reported left flap stuck down on takeoff. Throttled left engine. Crashed. Paint in flap track. Right prop low RPM.

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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