# NTSB MIA79FKT69: Piper PA-18, N17080, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  79/5/26  NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FL   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8148
        TIME -                         N17080              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 3505 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT LAUDERDALE,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- L FUEL CAP CONTAMINATED W RUST PARTICLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17080](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17080), registered now, S/N 18-7196, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale

## 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 19790526011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526011609A), May 26, 1979: Piper PA18, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Towing banner. Exhausted fuel from one tank. Switched to other. Engine quit. Ditched aircraft. Vent cap clogged.

## Other investigations on N17080 (1)

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 NYC00LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA220), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N17080), Westhampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during the landing. Factors were the entanglement of the tow rope with the rudder horn, and restricted rudder movement.

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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