- Date
- November 26, 1975
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N445JCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751126041429A
- Case key
- 152212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3964 75/11/26 ST PETERSBURG,FL CESSNA 185 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 68, 92 TOTAL TIME - 0720 N445J PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRA VERDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PETERSBURG,FL DAYTONA BEACH,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FULLY QUALIFIED PAX PLT OWNER IN R SEAT.PIC DIED FM ACUTE CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY WHILE SWIMMING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N445J
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Terra Verde
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N445J · 1
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