- Date
- August 31, 1984, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N23665Piper PA-38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840831052329A
- Case key
- 31185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing for takeoff the acft veered to the left and collided with a parked acft. The plt stated a gust of wind caused the acft to veer. The acft operator reported the plt was helping the pax with a seatbelt when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23665
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-81A0140
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- International Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Rodfla, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 3 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N23665 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.