# NTSB MIA8OFA016: Piper PA-23, N6883Y, Pembroke Pines, FL, December 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1979
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL · PEMBROKE PINES, FL
- Location: 26.0031° N, 80.2239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke Pines, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0031&lon=-80.2239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA8OFA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA8OFA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3080   79/12/5   PEMBROKE PINES,FL   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1193
        TIME - 0945                    N6883Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH PERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEMBROKE PINES,FL           ST PETERSBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6883Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6883Y-1983-02-01), registration cancelled 1983-02-01, S/N 27-4232 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: North Perry

## 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 19791205037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205037239A), Dec 5, 1979: Piper PA23250, Pembroke Pines, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot reported emergency on takeoff. Acft descended nose level into house. Left engine feathered. Engines okay.

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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