19870419010209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Zellwood, FL · April 19, 1987

Date
April 19, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Zellwood, FL
Airport
Potter
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33592
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA140
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total8 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft veered off the runway during back taxi. PIC was letting other pilot taxi when he lost control.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING BACK TAXI. PIC WAS LETTING OTHER PILOT TAXI WHEN HE LOST CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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