# Accident 20190527005249A: Piper PA-18-150, Palm City, FL, May 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2019, 15:48 local time
- Place: Palm City, FL
- Airport: Witham Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1633° N, 80.2858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1633&lon=-80.2858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70699) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190527005249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHAM AIRFIELD (KSUA) AT OR ABOUT 1500 (LOCAL) FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, RETURNED INBOUND FOR LANDING AT WITHAM FIELD. AT OR ABOUT 1500 FEET, ENGINE LOST POWER, 2 MILES FROM AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT IN NEARBY CONTRUCTION FIELD SITE. RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO  STOP HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURIED. PASSENGER WENT TO HOSIPAL FOR MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN19LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA157), May 27, 2019: Piper PA18 (N70699), Palm City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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