# Accident 19871212082199A: Piper PA18150, Fellsmere, FL, December 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1987, 07:45 local time
- Place: Fellsmere, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7598° N, 80.5890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7598&lon=-80.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 680 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871212082199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CHOSE TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. BALLOONED ON LANDING. CROSSWIND BLEW PLANE OFF ROAD. HIT A TREE. STOPPED UPRIGHT.

## 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 MIA88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA061), Dec 12, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N80BJ), Fellsmere, FL, substantial damage

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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