MIA67A0060

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Davenport, FL · November 25, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1966
Place
Davenport, FL · DAVENPORT, FL
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N5791RCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120030

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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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2-0985  66/11/25   DAVENPORT FLA       CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 0438                    N5791R              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.31 PERCENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5791R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
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.