# NTSB MIA81FA091: Piper PA-28R, N29312, Jacksonville, FL, July 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA091

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3101   81/7/8  NR.JACKSONVILLE,FL    PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3500
        TIME - 0004                    N29312              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JACKSONVILLE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD SEEING FLAME FRM COWLING,INTENTIONALLY DITCHED.NO EVID OF FIRE OR HEAT DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29312 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810708039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708039039A), Jul 8, 1981: Piper PA28R200, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft ditched off shore after engine malfunction. No engine discrepancy found. Pilot swam to shore.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.