# Accident 19790526011609A: Piper PA18, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 14:20 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,148 total, 3,505 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKT69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011609A

## Narrative

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

TOWING BANNER. EXHAUSTED FUEL FROM ONE TANK. SWITCHED TO OTHER. ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED AIRCRAFT. VENT CAP CLOGGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79FKT69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT69), May 26, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N17080), Ft Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17080 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000805039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805039179A), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA18 (N17080), Westhampton Bea, NY, No damage. (-23) On August 5, 2000, about 1000 EDT, a Piper PA-18, N17080, was substantially damaged while making an emergency landing at Francis s. Gabreski airport…

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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