# NTSB MIA66F0028: Watts, N25C, Ft Lauderdale, FL, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0276  65/6/26    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   WATTS               CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 520
        TIME - 1130                    N25C                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WEEDS ALONG RUNWAY WERE 3 TO 4 FEET HIGH- AIRCRAFT WAS A WATTS KNIGHT TWISTER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25C-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 202, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATTS
- Registry model: [Watts-Knight Twister 85B](https://openairdocs.org/model/watts-knight-twister-85b) (registry code 4970189) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley Field

## Other investigations on N25C (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 FTW75FRJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ04), Jul 20, 1974: Knight Twst 85B (N25C), Mt.Pleasant, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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