- Date
- February 18, 1980
- Place
- Palm Bay, FL · PALM BAY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6265RCessna 172RG
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800218003559A
- Case key
- 134888
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0984 80/2/18 NR.PALM BAY,FL CESSNA 172RG CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1000 TIME - 2340 N6265R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.PIERCE,FL GAINESVILLE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PAX STATED HEAVY RAIN & OVERCAST SKY CONDITIONS AT ACCIDENT SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6265R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6265RRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 172RGAirframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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.