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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Eustis, FL · October 10, 1981

Date
October 10, 1981 · 05:45 local
Place
Eustis, FL
Airport
Mid Florida
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20081
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82FLD02
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,766 total1,100 in this make and model60 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.

Attempted night takeoff on unlit runway. Turned off runway on liftoff, struck parked aircraft. Dense ground fog.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED NIGHT TAKEOFF ON UNLIT RUNWAY. TURNED OFF RUNWAY ON LIFTOFF, STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT. DENSE GROUND FOG.

NTSB investigation

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