- Date
- November 4, 1966
- Place
- Tarpon Spring, FL · TARPON SPRING, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1972XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120619
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0967 66/11/4 NR.TARPON SPRING FLA CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 180 TIME - 1000 N1972X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE PHOTOGRAPHING A BOAT RACE.PX HEARD STALL WARNING PRIOR TO CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1972X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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