- Date
- January 4, 1978
- Place
- Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N127LRHoward 500
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780104002909A
- Case key
- 143288
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0451 78/1/4 KEY LARGO,FL HOWARD 500 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 12322 TIME - 1440 N127LR PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN REEF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL KEY LARGO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N127LR
- Reported as
- Howard 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ocean Reef
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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