- Date
- January 28, 1975
- Place
- Tarpon Springs, FL · TARPON SPRINGS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48YCessna 177B
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750128001619A
- Case key
- 147448
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0203 75/1/28 TARPON SPRINGS,FL CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 78, 15517 TIME - 0705 N48Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORII FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TARPON SPRINGS,FL STUART,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- PREOCCUPIED WITH DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD.ACFT VEERED TO R STRUCK N50305 DMGD VERT STABILIZER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torii Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.