MIA65A0111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · St Cloud, FL · May 3, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 3, 1965
Place
St Cloud, FL · ST CLOUD, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8880UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178015

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0176   65/5/3    ST CLOUD FLA        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 30, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N8880U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION

Aircraft

Registration
N8880U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.