MIA70DLD21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Daytona Beach, FL · May 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1970
Place
Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N46051Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122115

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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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3-2070  70/5/13    DAYTONA BEACH,FLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0810                    N46051              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 57, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRUCE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED RECOVERY FROM A RUDDER CONTROL STALL TOO LOW TO GROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N46051
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spruce Creek

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.