# NTSB MIA77FKT35: Piper PA-18, N294T, No.Miami Beach, FL, March 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1977
- Place: No.Miami Beach, FL · NO.MIAMI BEACH, FL
- Location: 25.9300° N, 80.1652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Miami Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9300&lon=-80.1652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0768  77/3/13    NO.MIAMI BEACH,FL   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2534
        TIME - 1145                    N294T               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 1185 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PERRY ARPT,FL         RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PWR FAILURE AFTR BANNER DROP.FUEL SEL ON L TANK CONTAINING APRX 3GAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N294T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294T), registered now, S/N 182408 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18 105](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (registry code 7101809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N294T (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 LAX05LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA273), Aug 20, 2005: Piper PA-18-105 (N294T), Palos Verdes, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the cyclic fatigue failure and separation of the number 4 piston.
- [NTSB MIA82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA127), Apr 3, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N294T), Hollywood, FL, destroyed

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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