- Date
- April 19, 1987, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Zellwood, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N33592Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870419010209A
- Case key
- 31898
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after landing he allowed the coplt to taxi the acft though he followed him through on the controls due to his lack of experience on tailwheel acft. The acft veered off the left side of the rwy and before control could be re-established by the plt, taxied into a ditch. He further stated that this accident could have been prevented had he concentrated more.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33592
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14069
- Airframe hours
- 2,749
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Orlando Country Airport
- Registered owner
- Orlando Country Airport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 27, 1987 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- X04 · Plymouth, FL
- Airport
- 81X · Potter Airport
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 8 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 18 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.