MIA81DLD11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Plant City, FL · November 25, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1980
Place
Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N29667Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801125071759A
Case key
127830

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3065  80/11/25   PLANT CITY,FL       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 208
        TIME - 1530                    N29667              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANT CITY,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           80                                                       10
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 12KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N29667
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Plant City Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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