- Date
- November 19, 1978
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1387TPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781119036909A
- Case key
- 139222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3636 78/11/19 NR.OPA LOCKA,FL PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N1387T PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 30, 2304 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 374 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPA LOCKA,FL OPA LOCKA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY PLACING FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.SINGLE ENG GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1387T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opa Locka West
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.