- Date
- December 30, 1978
- Place
- Deland, FL · DELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4544FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781230040949A
- Case key
- 138007
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4224 78/12/30 DELAND,FL CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 988 TIME - 1300 N4544F PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELAND,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT SEAT LATCH DISENGAGED DURING TKOF ROLL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4544F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deland
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.