# NTSB MIA82FA003: Cessna 172, N2260E, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, October 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1981
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3364  81/10/10 NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2260E              PX-  2  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN BTN 2030HRS ON 10/10/81 & 0800HRS NXT MRNG.CRASHED,DSNDG TURN.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .16MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2260E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2260E-1982-07-21), registration cancelled 1982-07-21, S/N 17271210, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811010066869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066869A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172N, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was stolen and found crashed in swamp. Blood samples of the three occupants indicated positive alcohol.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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