# NTSB MIA80FA095: Cessna 172, N3885L, Wabasso, FL, August 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1980
- Place: Wabasso, FL · WABASSO, FL
- Location: 27.7502° N, 80.4433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wabasso, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7502&lon=-80.4433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2447  80/8/28    WABASSO,FL          CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 69, 414
        TIME - 1147                    N3885L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANTANA,FL                  SEBASTIAN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MOBILE HOME DESTROYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3885L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3885L-1981-01-12), registration cancelled 1981-01-12, S/N 17254054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800828039649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828039649A), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 172G, Wabasso, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed into mobile home. No reason was determined for the crash. Witness could hear no engine noise.

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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