# NTSB MIA82FKT10: Cessna 172RG, N5143V, Labelle, FL, May 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1982, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FKT10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71300/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT10

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS PLANNED TO DEPART ON A FLIGHT TO SPOT HOGS FOR HUNTERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH ABOUT 50 GALLONS OF FUEL AND WAS NEAR ITS MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED THE WIND. HE REPORTED THAT IT WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS FROM 10 TO 15 KNOTS. DURING A TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH, HE NOTED A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE PLANE WAS NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS READY TO LIFT-OFF, WHEN IT SUDDENLY SETTLED BACK. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT A SMALL TREE AND A MOUND OF SAND OR DIRT. THE TREE WAS LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A LIGHT WIND FROM THE EAST-SOUTHEAST THAT SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AND GUSTED FROM 12 TO 15 MPH. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND SHIFT OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY TRAVELED 300 TO 400 FT ON ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP WAS PARTIALLY SURROUNDED BY TALL PINE TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5143V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5143V-1984-07-17), registration cancelled 1984-07-17, S/N 172RG0454, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0464
- Airframe hours: 927
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Michael H. Richardson
- Registered owner: Michael H. Richardson
- Departed: LABELLE, FL
- Destination: LABELLE, FL
- Airport: English Field, runway 34, 2,600 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 690 total, 556 in this make and model, 598 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F

## 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 19820527021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527021009A), May 27, 1982: Cessna 172RG, Labelle, FL, Destroyed. Wind shift on takeoff, unable to climb, struck sand mound off end of runway. Airplane near gross weight.

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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