- Date
- October 28, 1975
- Place
- Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20945Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751028042009A
- Case key
- 151384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3942 75/10/28 MARCO ISLAND,FL CESSNA 172M CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8382 TIME - 1612 N20945 PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARCO ISLAND,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PHOTOGRAPHING SAILBOAT.FLAPS DOWN,SLOW FLT COND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20945
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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