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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Panacea, FL · September 21, 1988

Date
September 21, 1988 · 10:30 local
Place
Panacea, FL
Airport
Wakulla County Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7048A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA270
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total12 in this make and model30 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.

High and fast approach. Initiated go around. Added full power. Inadvertently retracted flaps. Crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH AND FAST APPROACH. INITIATED GO AROUND. ADDED FULL POWER. INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED FLAPS. CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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