MIA81FA124

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Daytona Beach, FL · September 29, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 29, 1981
Place
Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N62628Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810929063429A
Case key
123829

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2180  81/9/29  NR.DAYTONA BEACH,FL   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 2000
        TIME - 0015                    N62628              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSVD ACFT CIRCLING AT LOW ALT W LIGHTS OUT.MARIJUANA FD SCATTERED AROUND CRASH SITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N62628
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.