- Date
- October 18, 1979
- Place
- Interlachen, FL · INTERLACHEN, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21524Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791018031939A
- Case key
- 133281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3636 79/10/18 NR.INTERLACHEN,FL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N21524 PX- 0 1 0 TRAINING HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTERLACHEN,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE W 6 TO 12IN HIGH GRASS TURF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21524
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.