# Accident 19801230089889A: Piper PA18A, Lake Wales, FL, December 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1956A-2006-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801230089889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW MAKING ABRUPT MANUVERS. ON PULLUP ROLLED ON BACK AND DIVED INTO WATER.

## 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 MIA81FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA031), Dec 30, 1980: Piper PA-18A (N1956A), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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