- Date
- February 7, 1981
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88XKnight Twstr
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810207002979A
- Case key
- 126841
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0439 81/2/7 MIAMI,FL KNIGHT TWSTR CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1815 TIME - 1040 N88X PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOMESTEAD,FL MIAMI,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- WHILE SLOWING & MAKING S-TURNS FOR SPACING BHND PIPER PA-32,ENCTRD WAKE TURBC,ENTERED SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88X
- Reported as
- Knight Twstr
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tamiami
N88XRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 1984 · Knight Twister KNIGHT TWISTERAirframe modelKnight Twister KNIGHT TWISTER
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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.