# NTSB MIA81DLD31: Piper PA-28, N3063Y, Ocala, FL, April 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1981
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0932  81/4/29    OCALA,FL            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 321
        TIME - 1400                    N3063Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWELVE OAKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FL            OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3063Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3063Y-2008-02-19), registration cancelled 2008-02-19, S/N 28-7990390, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twelve Oaks

## 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 19810429022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429022339A), Apr 29, 1981: Piper PA28181, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. After landing, and while taxiing to park, aircraft wing hit tree.

## Other investigations on N3063Y (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 NYC07CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA218), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA-28-181 (N3063Y), N Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in a collision with water. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.

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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