- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Opalocka, FL · OPALOCKA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N197TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531038839A
- Case key
- 125193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2161 81/5/31 OPALOCKA,FL PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 172 TIME - 1115 N197T PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OPALOCKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPALOCKA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT RPTD RUNNING OVR UNKNOWN OBJECT DRNG LAST TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N197T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Opalocka
N197TRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 2020 · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIALAirframe modelPiper PA-18-105 SPECIALEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.
Other investigations on N197T · 1
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