- Date
- July 28, 1978
- Place
- Ocoee, FL · OCOEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8838VCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780728025629A
- Case key
- 140793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2503 78/7/28 NR.OCOEE,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1810 N8838V PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCOEE,FL BRUNSWICK,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- ACFT OVERWEIGHT BY 135.8LBS & OUT OF BALANCE TO THE REAR OF AFT CG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8838V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Maguire
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.