- Date
- June 22, 1984, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6932HPiper J-3 CUB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840622030519A
- Case key
- 31150
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt reported a loss of directional control occurred during the takeoff ground roll. The acft traveled off the rwy and collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6932H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3 CUB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20166
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8B, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Francis Gwinn, doing business as Syracuse
- Registered owner
- Berry G. Syracuse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Rear
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.