Aviation Crash Map

Rockwell 100 N3789X

27 April 1986 · Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 27 April 1986 at about 11:20 local time, a Rockwell 100 registered N3789X, operated by Donald H. Windeler, was involved in an accident near Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Ft. Lauderdale Executive (FXE)
Coordinates
26.1894, -80.1696
Aircraft
Rockwell 100
Registration
N3789X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donald H. Windeler
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86LA137

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS STOLEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD NON-PILOT RATED MALE. WHILE TAXIING ON A TAXIWAY THE ACFT WAS REPORTED TO BE FISH TAILING BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE. WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IT BOUNCED APRX 10 FT INTO THE AIR AND PERFORMED A WING OVER. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO THE TAXIWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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