# NTSB MIA81DLA16: Piper PA-28, N2887W, Daytona Beach, FL, April 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1981
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0653   81/4/1    DAYTONA BEACH,FL    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 215
        TIME - 1940                    N2887W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- GAINING ON ACFT IN FRONT ON FINAL,ADDED FLAPS,DESCENDED INTO TREES,ADDED PWR RECVD & LNDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2887W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887W-1991-04-02), registration cancelled 1991-04-02, S/N 28R7918200 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (registry code 7102818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daytona Beach

## 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 19810401013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013219A), Apr 1, 1981: Piper PA28RT201, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Slowed for traffic on night practice landing. Lost altitude, hit trees. Made go-around, landed safely.

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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