- Date
- May 10, 1981
- Place
- Merritt Island, FL · MERRITT ISLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N88ABCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810510022979A
- Case key
- 125600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1318 81/5/10 MERRITT ISLAND,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N88AB PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRITT ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRITT ISLAND,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88AB
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Merritt Island
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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.