- Date
- April 6, 1970
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2506LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138822
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0049 70/4/6 ST PETERSBURG,FLA CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 58 TOTAL TIME - 1910 N2506L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZEPHRYHILLS,FLA LANTANA,FLA 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 406 MG PCT.DOVE INTO SHALLOW WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2506L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albert Whitted
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