MIA80DLD79

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Brooksville, FL · July 4, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1980
Place
Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N176ERCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 21, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800704025849A
Case key
129746

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1023   80/7/4    BROOKSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0930                    N176ER              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL            BROOKSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N176ER
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brooksville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N176ER · 1

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