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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180C · Merritt Island, FL · March 4, 1988

Date: March 4, 1988 · 07:10 local
Place: Merritt Island, FL
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N128JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88LA203
Reported as: Cessna 180C
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,069 total210 in this make and model345 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Unable to lower aircraft nose after stall. Impacted in stall. Fuel tank baffle and tank angle incorrect. Aft CG.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER AIRCRAFT NOSE AFTER STALL. IMPACTED IN STALL. FUEL TANK BAFFLE AND TANK ANGLE INCORRECT. AFT CG.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA88LA203Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMerritt Island, FLWhile checking the stall characteristics of a homebuilt acft, the acft descended in a stalled condition until crashing into a river. The plt was unable to lower the nose. Investigation revealed that he improperly positioned baffles in the fuel tanks resulting…Mar 4, 1988 · Substantial damage