- Date
- February 16, 1980
- Place
- Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8681XCessna 180E
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800216002819A
- Case key
- 131643
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2432 80/2/16 NR.ZEPHYRHILLS,FL CESSNA 180E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1177 TIME - 0400 N8681X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELAND,FL ZEPHYRHILLS,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 61 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8681X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Zephyrhills Muni
N8681XRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Cessna 180EAirframe modelCessna 180EEngine modelContinental O-470 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.