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MIA85LA092

1985-02-10 · ST.AUGUSTINE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SGJ

Current FAA registration · N92668

Make / Model
PIPER J3C-65
Year of manufacture
1946 · 39 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560613
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACD7BF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR SUPPORT POLE DURING A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE CFI ON BOARD STATED HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO ADVISE THE STUDENT IN THE BACK SEAT TO KEEP THE LEFT WING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE X-WIND CONDITION WHEN HE NOTICED THE ACFT DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE POLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA092.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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