- Date
- December 7, 1973
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1105JAero Comdr 112
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731207040049A
- Case key
- 187650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3569 73/12/7 OPA LOCKA,FLA AERO COMDR 112 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1310 N1105J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT RPTD ACFT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO R THEN VEERED L INTO MARSH HIT TREE.BRAKES CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1105J
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka West
N1105JRegistered now · Aero Commander 112Airframe modelAero Commander 112Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.