# Accident 20080505836269A: Greco DRIFTER912, Miami, FL, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 19:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5586° N, 80.5150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5586&lon=-80.5150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5318F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5318F-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greco Paul P GRECO DRIFTER 912 (registry code 0561728, https://openairdocs.org/model/greco-paul-p-greco-drifter-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRECO DRIFTER912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 101 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505836269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL GRECO DRIFTER 912 IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ON APPROACH TO RICHARDS FIELD, FL (04FA).

## 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 LAX08LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA130), May 5, 2008: Greco Drifter 912 (N5318F), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn to the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, resulting in an accelerated stall.

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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