# NTSB MIA79FLD15: Hoffman X2, N1736, Tarpon Springs, FL, November 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Tarpon Springs, FL · TARPON SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 28.1491° N, 82.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarpon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1491&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4149  78/11/12   TARPON SPRINGS,FL   HOFFMAN X2          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2130
        TIME - 1515                    N1736               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TARPON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARPON SPRINGS,FL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1736](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1736-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOFFMAN X2
- Registry model: [Hoffman X-2 M](https://openairdocs.org/model/hoffman-x-2-m) (registry code 05601CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Tarpon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781112035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112035979A), Nov 12, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Tarpon Springs, FL, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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