# Accident 20020411014199A: Piper J5A80, Pahokee, FL, April 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2002, 16:17 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7850° N, 80.6933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7850&lon=-80.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30660, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30660-2009-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A-80 (registry code 7100706, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020411014199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CLIMBOUT, PILOT LOST POWER AND LANDED HARD IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED 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 ATL02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA078), Apr 11, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N30660), Pahokee, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power and the post-landing fire for undetermined reasons.

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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