# NTSB MIA81DKT89: Piper PA-31, N7946, Homestead, FL, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2162   81/8/5  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7946               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOMESTEAD,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND IN A CANAL.UNABLE TO CONTACT REGISTERED OWNER.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7946 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810805050699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805050699A), Aug 5, 1981: Piper PA31, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft found in canal near Homestead, Florida. Fabricated fuel tank found in baggage compartment.

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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