Piper PA-18-150 accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, November 18, 1984
On November 18, 1984 at about 4:41 pm local time, a Piper PA-18-150, registered N2443G, was destroyed in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida (North Perry airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 18, 1984 · about 4:41 pm local time
- Place
- Pembroke Pines, Florida · North Perry · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · all PA-18-150s on the register
- Registration
- N2443G · no longer on the register · serial 18-8109012
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT HAD RECENTLY BEEN CHECKED OUT ON BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS & WAS ON HIS 5TH BANNER TOWING FLT. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 9R, HE TURNED LEFT, CROSSED TO THE LEFT OF RWY 9L TO A LEFT DOWNWIND & INTENDED TO CONTINUE IN A LEFT PATTERN FOR A BANNER PICK-UP NEAR THE APCH END OF RWY 9L. AS HE WAS PROCEEDING WEST BOUND AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL & 50 MPH, THE ACFT REPORTEDLY BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER, BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL WHAT HAD HAPPENED AFTER THAT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND WHEN IT ENTERED A SHALLOW LEFT BANK, THEN REVERSED TO A STEEP RIGHT BANK & CRASHED IN A STEEP DESCENT. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS PROCEEDING IN AN UNUSUALLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THEN APPEARED TO STALL. DURING A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG, THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS NOTED TO INTERMITTENTLY CROSS FIRE, BUT NO OTHER PRE-ACCIDENT PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 537 hours in all; 15 in this make and model; 183 in the last 90 days; 444 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 15, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9R, 3,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:45 pm from HWO, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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