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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Ft Pierce, FL · March 1, 1981

Date
March 1, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
Ft Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N13921
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FLD27
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
71 total34 in this make and model14 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.

Buzzed water skier, stalled on pullup. Airplane dived into river and sank.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED WATER SKIER, STALLED ON PULLUP. AIRPLANE DIVED INTO RIVER AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N13921 · 2

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