- Date
- November 15, 1979
- Place
- Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52742Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791115039819A
- Case key
- 133284
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3639 79/11/15 OCALA,FL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1908 N52742 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FL OCALA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT CLAIMED DRIFTED OFF RWY CNTRLNE WHILE LOOKING FOR GLASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52742
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ocala
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.