- Date
- June 11, 1981
- Place
- Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 5 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73723Cessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810611032149A
- Case key
- 125599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1315 81/6/11 KEY LARGO,FL CESSNA 172N CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 34, TIME - 1450 N73723 PX- 0 4 1 OTHER UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT LARGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASSAU,BAHAMAS KEY LARGO,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- SMUGGLING ALIENS.230LBS OVR MGW & 1.3IN AFT OF REAR CG.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL .14%,FIVE DRUG TESTS POS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73723
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Port Largo
N73723Registration cancelled Feb 16, 2017 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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