- Date
- March 27, 1971
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8313BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1018 71/3/27 LAKELAND,FLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1589 TIME - 1115 N8313B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANTANA,FLA ZEPHYRHILLS,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PAX TURNED IGNITION OFF,THREW KEYS IN BACK OF ACFT.PLT CRASH LND IN ORANGE GROVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8313B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8313BRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 series
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