- Date
- December 4, 1977
- Place
- Lantana, FL · LANTANA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3966QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771204040759A
- Case key
- 143820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3845 77/12/4 LANTANA,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 206 TIME - 1315 N3966Q PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANTANA,FL STUART,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TURNED BACK TO LAND ON RWY 33.UNABLE.T/D ON SOFT GRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3966Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palm Beach Co
N3966QRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2011 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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