- Date
- January 31, 1980
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N61874Cessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800131002489A
- Case key
- 133993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0996 80/1/31 NR.SARASOTA,FL CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2510 TIME - 0635 N61874 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHWARTZ FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARASOTA,FL TAMPA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- FOGGY WINDSHIELD,DAWN TKOF.DRIFTED OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61874
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schwartz Farms
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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.