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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Opa Locka, FL · March 21, 1975

Date
March 21, 1975
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Airport
Opa Locka
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5241Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA75FKT67
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,476 total365 in this make and model321 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt attempted to taxi to ramp after brake failure. Fire occurred when wing struck fuel truck.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO RAMP AFTER BRAKE FAILURE.FIRE OCCURRED WHEN WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.