- Date
- March 16, 1985, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6716HPiper J3C-85
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850316009759A
- Case key
- 31234
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing back to the seaplane ramp after landing the acft struck a small fishing boat causing fatal injuries to the boats sole occupant. The acft was being taxied at high speed on the step and s turns where being made to clear the area due to the plt not having any forward visibility from the rear seat of the acft. The boat was spotted by the plt just prior to impact but evasive action could not avoid the collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6716H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-85
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19930
- Airframe hours
- 2,555
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Estate Of Brown, Jack R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 4, 1985 · 27 hours before
- Airport
- GIF · Browns Seaplane Base, runway 18, 3,400 × ft, water
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,886 total · 269 in this make and model · 1,692 as pilot in command · 305 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO, 34 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 N6716H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.