# NTSB MIA79FLA17: Piper J-3, N92110, Lake Como, FL, March 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1979
- Place: Lake Como, FL · LAKE COMO, FL
- Location: 29.4839° N, 81.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Como, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4839&lon=-81.5729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1821   79/3/9    LAKE COMO,FL        PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 661
        TIME - 1710                    N92110              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUNDERBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE COMO,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FOUND TO BE INOP DUE RUPTURED DIAPHRAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N92110 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thunderbird

## 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 19790309014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309014129A), Mar 9, 1979: Piper J3, Lake Como, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Ground looped ran off edge of runway into trees.

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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