MIA81FKT05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Opa Locka, FL · October 1, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1981
Place
Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4378RCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123734

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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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3-2151   81/10/1   OPA LOCKA,FL        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 460
        TIME - 1000                    N4378R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WATER TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N4378R
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Opa Locka

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.