# NTSB MIA66D0473: Cessna 172, N8625U, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1966
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0473

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0620  66/3/25    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 0912                    N8625U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED TOO CLOSE BEHIND LARGE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8625U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8625U), registered now, S/N 17252526, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale

## Other investigations on N8625U (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 MIA66F0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0338), Nov 12, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8625U), Deland, FL, substantial damage

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.

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