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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A-135 · Ocean City, NJ · August 25, 1977

Date
August 25, 1977
Place
Ocean City, NJ
Airport
Ocean City
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1993A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FHD29
Reported as
Piper PA18A135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total6 in this make and model250 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.

Struck a small mound of dirt. Wind gusting 15K.fire destroyed the acft aprx 12 hrs later.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A SMALL MOUND OF DIRT.WIND GUSTING 15K.FIRE DESTROYED THE ACFT APRX 12 HRS LATER.

NTSB investigation

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