# NTSB MIA78FKA03: Piper PA-22, N5518Z, Arecibo, PR, January 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1978
- Place: Arecibo, PR · ARECIBO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.4547° N, 66.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arecibo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4547&lon=-66.7353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0769  78/1/13    ARECIBO,PR          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5518Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARECIBO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         PONCE,PR                     RETURN                       ARECIBO,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY GRIPED FOR JAMMED THROTTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5518Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arecibo

## 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 19780113002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002419A), Jan 13, 1978: Piper PA22, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Aircraft previously griped for jammed throttle.

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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