# Incident 19780608045039I: Piper PA18, Lake Park, FL, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake Park, FL
- Airport: Vavrus Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8001° N, 80.0675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8001&lon=-80.0675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7170B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7170B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780608045039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WENT UP AND OVER AFTER LANDING IN A PASTURE. PILOT UNAWARE OF STANDING WATER UNDER THE GRASS.

## Other reports on N7170B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901121059599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121059599I), Nov 21, 1990: Piper PA18 (N7170B), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on landing due to defective steering lock mechanism.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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