# NTSB MIA81FA052: Piper PA-31, N59713, Miami, FL, March 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1981
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0276   81/3/8    MIAMI,FL            PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2042                    N59713              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            24, 2080 TOTAL HOURS, 172
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN REEF,FL               MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH FUEL TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59713 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

## 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 19810308017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308017359A), Mar 8, 1981: Piper PA31350, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel truck ran into wing of aircraft during taxi to ramp. Driver failed to yield right of way.

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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