- Date
- August 27, 1980
- Place
- Englewood, FL · ENGLEWOOD, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2317YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800827038709A
- Case key
- 129132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2431 80/8/27 ENGLEWOOD,FL CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 1898 TIME - 0850 N2317Y PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENGLEWOOD,FL LAKELAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ACFT EXPERIENCED SLOW ACCELERATION IN THE HIGH GRASS ON THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2317Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buchan
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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.