- Date
- November 21, 1982, 10:16 local (15:16 UTC)
- Place
- Miramar, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3677APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821121059349A
- Case key
- 71724
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft lost power after a touch and go landing and the pilot elected to land in a meadow. The aircraft collided with a ditch after 300 feet of ground roll and the pilot lost control. The aircraft cartwheeled and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft had a rusty and clogged carburetor which had not been maintained inspected or repaired for a long time. The aircraft was fueled with auto gas. The flaps were found in the up position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3677A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1936
- Airframe hours
- 2,665
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Richard Flude
- Registered owner
- John Richard Flude
- Departed
- X46 · Miramar, FL
- Destination
- X46 · Miramar, FL
- Airport
- X46 · Opa Locka West, runway 9, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 2,050 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.