# NTSB MIA81FKT49: Piper PA-18, N197T, Opalocka, FL, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Opalocka, FL · OPALOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT49

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N197T-2020-10-03), registration cancelled 2020-10-03, S/N 18-2311, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opalocka

## 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 19810531038839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531038839A), May 31, 1981: Piper PA18105SPEC, Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Ground looped tail wheel type arplane on landing.

## Other investigations on N197T (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 CHI07CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA247), Jul 26, 2007: Piper PA-18-135 (N197T), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to manitain directional control during landing which resulted in the airplane striking a taxiway sign during the aborted landing. The crosswind and the sign were factors.

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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