# Accident 20000512010679A: Piper PA18150, Fernandina Beac, FL, May 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6094° N, 81.4606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6094&lon=-81.4606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760WB-2011-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000512010679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED TO THE EAST FROM GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 13 AND TAXIWAY. AFTER CLIMBING TO APPROX. 200 FEET A/C ENTERED A 180 DEGREE LEFT HAND TURN FOR BANNER PICK-UP. HALF WAY THROUGH TURN, A/C DESCENDED IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED EAST OF AIRPORT. A/C NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 MIA00LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA152), May 12, 2000: Piper PA-18-150 (N760WB), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall., in-flight collision with terrain, and subsequent nose over.

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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