- Date
- August 26, 1976
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N83351Piper PA-18S
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760826023999A
- Case key
- 155322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2699 76/8/26 WINTER HAVEN,FL PIPER PA-18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 122 TIME - 1045 N83351 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOWARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- WATER TAXI NEAR SHORE LOST DIRECTION CONTROL AND STRUCK TREE ALONG SHORE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83351
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Howard
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.