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Warren/Keleher/Lark JK-1B N131PW

5 November 1989 · Homestead, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 November 1989 at about 17:45 local time, a Warren/Keleher/Lark JK-1B registered N131PW, operated by Johnson, Jeffrey C., was involved in an accident near Homestead, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Homestead, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Richards Field (6X6)
Coordinates
25.5592, -80.4603
Aircraft
Warren/Keleher/Lark JK-1B
Registration
N131PW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Johnson, Jeffrey C.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA90LA026

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

SEIZURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PARKED AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLE (CAR) NEAR THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DRG THE LNDG ROLL, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT & COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE & A CAR. AN EXAM OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A WHEEL SEIZURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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