# Accident 19970701016639A: D F L Holding TANGO, Keystone, FL, July 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1997
- Place: Keystone, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9403° N, 82.1101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9403&lon=-82.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772T-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: D F L Holding TANGO (registry code 056034W, https://openairdocs.org/model/d-f-l-holding-tango) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,218 total, 3 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970701016639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SPUN INTO GROUND. FOUND NEXT DAY. PILOT HISTORY AEROBATICS AND BUZZING. TANGO LOW G NO SPIN TYPE. ALCOHOL A FACTOR. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA202), Jul 1, 1997: DFL Holdings Tango (N772T), Keystone, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: an in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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