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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Melbourne, FL · March 21, 1989

Date
March 21, 1989 · 17:31 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1480F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89FA111
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
166 total20 in this make and model

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.

Rolled into vertical bank after liftoff in a crosswind. Lost control and left wing hit ground. Too slow for control

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED INTO VERTICAL BANK AFTER LIFTOFF IN A CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL AND LEFT WING HIT GROUND. TOO SLOW FOR CONTROL

NTSB investigation

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