# NTSB MIA84LA192: Piper J-3 CUB, N6932H, Homestead, FL, June 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1984, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Coordinates: 25.529594, -80.389991 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5296&lon=-80.3900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA192
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA192

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6932H), registered now, S/N 20166, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3 CUB
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20166
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840622030519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622030519A), Jun 22, 1984: Piper J3C65, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and struck a tree trying to depart from a road.

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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