- Date
- February 1, 1973
- Place
- Pahokee, FL · PAHOKEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1239BPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730201004069A
- Case key
- 170577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0921 73/2/1 PAHOKEE,FLA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 380 TIME - 2220 N1239B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEWISTON,FLA PAHOKEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- LNDD ABT 100 YARDS OFF-SHORE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1239B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Beach County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.