- Date
- November 25, 1971
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6485BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3584 71/11/25 TAMPA,FLA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 141 TIME - 1328 N6485B PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTRNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FLA TAMPA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD ON CLSD PORTION OF RWY.NO NOTAM AT DEP PT,CTL TWR DID NOT ADVISE PLT OF DITCH CROSSING RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6485B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tampa Intrnl
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