- Date
- August 8, 1980
- Place
- Chiefland, FL · CHIEFLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79010Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800808036549A
- Case key
- 129583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2074 80/8/8 CHIEFLAND,FL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N79010 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 37, 5246 TOTAL HOURS, 53 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BECK FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FL CHIEFLAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LNDD W QTRG TAIL WND TO AVOID APCH OVR OBSTACLES FM OTR DIRECTION.UN TO STOP ON 1350FT GRASS RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79010
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beck Farm
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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.