# NTSB MIA81DLD15: Piper PA-23, N5172Y, Cassia, FL, December 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1980
- Place: Cassia, FL · CASSIA, FL
- Location: 28.8894° N, 81.4653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8894&lon=-81.4653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3280   80/12/2 NR.CASSIA,FL          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4400
        TIME - 1430                    N5172Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALATKA,FL                  DAYTONA BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ENG MALF 10MIN AFT TKOF.NO MALF FND.EXTRA FUEL TNKS INSTLD.ANNUAL INSP OVD.3AD'S NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5172Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172Y-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 27-2213, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pate

## 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 19801202074969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202074969A), Dec 2, 1980: Piper PA23250, Cassia, FL, Substantial damage. Overshot runway on landing on short, Private strip. Claimed engine problem, but none found.

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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