# NTSB MIA77DLD14: Piper PA-18, N13921, Verobeach, FL, November 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1976
- Place: Verobeach, FL · VEROBEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4052  76/11/29 NR.VEROBEACH,FL       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N13921              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 8471 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING AREA APPROX 600FT LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13921](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13921-2018-03-20), registration cancelled 2018-03-20, S/N 18-8975, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761129037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761129037369A), Nov 29, 1976: Piper PA18150, Verobeach, FL, Substantial damage. Landing area approx 600FT long.

## Other investigations on N13921 (2)

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 MIA81FLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD27), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N13921), Ft Pierce, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD18), Dec 18, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N13921), Ft Pierce, FL, substantial damage

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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