# NTSB MIA80FLD90: Piper PA-24, N9010P, Titusville, FL, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3126  80/8/16    TITUSVILLE,FL       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 733
        TIME - 1920                    N9010P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL                TITUSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- LANDED IN INLAND WATERWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9010P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9010P-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 24-4471, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arthur Dunn

## 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 19800816036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036759A), Aug 16, 1980: Piper PA24260, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power on final approach. Made emergency landing in water. Water found in fuel servo.

## Other investigations on N9010P (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 DEN71FXT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXT19), Jan 28, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N9010P), Monument Vly, UT, 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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