MIA81FA025

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Tamarac, FL · December 11, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 11, 1980
Place
Tamarac, FL · TAMARAC, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19GAPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1931
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801211078249A
Case key
127687

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3526  80/12/11 NR.TAMARAC,FL         PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2130                    N19GA               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NITE LDG ON LEVEE.NO FLT RECORDS ON OCCUPANT.MARIJUANA ONBOARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N19GA
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

FAA reports on this event · 1

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