From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N2875D, a Piper PA-18, crashed in Vega Baja, PR, while attempting to land at a private landing strip. Commercial pilot privacy data omitted stated that on July 2, 2011, he departed from fernando luis ribas dominicci airport (sig) to pick up a banner at a private grass landing strip in Vega Baja, PR. Around 11:00 a.m. local time, when arrived at the landing strip he noticed that the weather deteriorated, and decided to land until the weather get better. He indicated that on short final approach he experienced a wind shear that caused a ground loop to the left side of the landing strip after touch down and ended on a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N2875D, A PIPER PA-18, CRASHED IN VEGA BAJA, PR, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON JULY 2, 2011, HE DEPARTED FROM FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (SIG) TO PICK UP A BANNER AT A PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP IN VEGA BAJA, PR. AROUND 11:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME, WHEN ARRIVED AT THE LANDING STRIP HE NOTICED THAT THE WEATHER DETERIORATED, AND DECIDED TO LAND UNTIL THE WEATHER GET BETTER. HE INDICATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH HE EXPERIENCED A WIND SHEAR THAT CAUSED A GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND ENDED ON A DITCH.
Other reports on N2875D · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.