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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Homestead, FL · February 25, 1980

Date
February 25, 1980 · 01:30 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Airport
General
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N76663
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA038
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off at night with heavy ground fog in area. Crashed near airport. Test showed alcohol involvement.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY GROUND FOG IN AREA. CRASHED NEAR AIRPORT. TEST SHOWED ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.