# Accident 19970427011099A: Piper PA12, Key Largo, FL, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997, 10:10 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Ocean Reef Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0792° N, 80.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0792&lon=-80.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4141M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4141M-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 125 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427011099A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AND TREES. REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NO RECORDED TURBULENCE, DOWNDRAFTS, GUSTS, OR WINDSHEAR.                                      (-23) MR. MOYER WAS FLYING PIPER PA-12, N4141M, IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE OCEAN REEF AIRPORT, OCEAN REEF, FLORIDA. HE HAD A PASSENGER, MR. FRED MESSINA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN LANDING ON RUNWAY 22.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON THE LANDING PHASE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN TWO PALM TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT WASDESTROYED, AND THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

## 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 MIA97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA150), Apr 27, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N4141M), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collision with bushes and terrain.

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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