# NTSB MIA81FA025: Piper PA-31, N19GA, Tamarac, FL, December 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1980
- Place: Tamarac, FL · TAMARAC, FL
- Location: 26.2033° N, 80.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tamarac, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2033&lon=-80.2560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1931
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3526  80/12/11 NR.TAMARAC,FL         PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2130                    N19GA               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NITE LDG ON LEVEE.NO FLT RECORDS ON OCCUPANT.MARIJUANA ONBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N19GA (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 19801211078249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211078249A), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA31350, Tamarac, FL, Destroyed. Tried to land on dyke, dark night. Veered off narrow strip. Airplane nosed over, burned. Illegal drug flight.

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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