# Accident 19950710047609A: Piper PA18, Lorida, FL, July 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1995, 08:20 local time
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3395° N, 81.1910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3395&lon=-81.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5425V-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,117 total, 511 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95GA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95GA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710047609A

## Narrative

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

TRAILING SUSPECT LOW OVER TREES. BANKED RAPIDLY STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED. PUBLIC USE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA95GA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95GA178), Jul 10, 1995: Piper L-21A (N5425V), Lorida, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED.

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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