- Date
- July 21, 1964
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7872DPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182770
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2167 64/7/21 MIAMI FLA PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1257 TIME - 1410 N7872D PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7872D
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage