# NTSB MIA78DLD18: Piper PA-18, N13921, Ft Pierce, FL, December 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3943  77/12/18   FT PIERCE,FL        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N13921              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PIERCE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## 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 19771218038859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218038859A), Dec 18, 1977: Piper PA18150, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage

## 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 MIA77DLD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD14), Nov 29, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N13921), Verobeach, 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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