- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5917HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164164
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4027 71/10/24 FT LAUDERDALE,FLA PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 160 TIME - 1217 N5917H PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES REMARKS- L TIRE FOUND FLAT.WING,GR DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5917H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hollywood Intl
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