# NTSB MIA80FA038: Cessna 140, N76663, Homestead, FL, February 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1980
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0803  80/2/25  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 600
        TIME - 0130                    N76663              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD GENERAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOMESTEAD,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PRT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVER 0.13%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76663](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76663-1982-03-03), registration cancelled 1982-03-03, S/N 11103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Homestead General

## 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 19800225003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225003819A), Feb 25, 1980: Cessna 140, Homestead, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off at night with heavy ground fog in area. Crashed near airport. Test showed alcohol involvement.

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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