- Date
- May 23, 1983, 08:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8983CPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830523023059A
- Case key
- 30781
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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 surviving pax stated that about 1 mi from the rwy their alt was 1,000 ft & 'lots of speed.' The plt was cleared to land on rwy 13. The plt then reported 'we go around again...' He was advised by the tower to make left traffic. He was then observed spiraling to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8983C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1561
- Airframe hours
- 2,598
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin F. Kramer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 16, 1982 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- SPG · St. Petersburg, FL
- Destination
- FXE · Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Airport
- FXE · Ft. Lauderdale
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 221 total · 21 in this make and model · 177 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.