# Accident 19810301006309A: Piper PA18150, Ft Pierce, FL, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13921, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13921-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 34 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81FLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD27), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N13921), Ft Pierce, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N13921 (2)

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

- [Accident 19771218038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218038859A), Dec 18, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N13921), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19761129037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761129037369A), Nov 29, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N13921), Verobeach, FL, Substantial damage. Landing area approx 600FT long.

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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