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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · Lake Como, FL · March 9, 1979

Date
March 9, 1979 · 17:10 local
Place
Lake Como, FL
Airport
Thunderbird
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92110
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLA17
Reported as
Piper J3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
661 total180 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Lost control on landing roll. Ground looped ran off edge of runway into trees.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. GROUND LOOPED RAN OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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