- Date
- February 5, 1975
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL · NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N12478Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750205004149A
- Case key
- 147888
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0402 75/2/5 NR.NEW SMYRNA BCH,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N12478 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH REG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW SMYRNA BCH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW ALT FLT OVR OCEAN.NOSE GR STRUCK WATER,SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12478
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Daytona Beach Reg
N12478Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2004 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.