- Date
- November 20, 1978
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N733QVCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781120044499A
- Case key
- 138406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3900 78/11/20 ORMOND BEACH,FL CESSNA 172N CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2037 N733QV PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 922 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 315 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- WX BRIEF RCVD VIA ARPT ATIS INFO. COMPANY DID NOT PROHIBIT ACTUAL PARTIAL PANEL FLT TNG IN WX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733QV
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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