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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · May 23, 1983

Date
May 23, 1983 · 08:55 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8983C
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA145
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O290
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
221 total21 in this make and model11 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.

Encountered turbulence and/or downdraft on final. Went around but could not stop descending turn into a canal.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND/OR DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. WENT AROUND BUT COULD NOT STOP DESCENDING TURN INTO A CANAL.

NTSB investigation

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