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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Merritt Island, FL · May 10, 1981

Date
May 10, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N88AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DLD37
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total17 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control after aborting touch and go takeoff. Ran off runway into a ditch. Had failed to reduce flap setting.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER ABORTING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. HAD FAILED TO REDUCE FLAP SETTING.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N88AB · 1

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