# NTSB MIA82FLD02: Cessna 172M, N20081, Eustis, FL, October 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1981
- Place: Eustis, FL · EUSTIS, FL
- Location: 28.8572° N, 81.6768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eustis, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8572&lon=-81.6768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FLD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3365  81/10/10   EUSTIS,FL           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1766
        TIME - 0545                    N20081              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-FLORIDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUSTIS,FL                   WALKER'S CAY,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM UNLIT ARPT,DARK NGT.HIT CESSNA 150,N68334/PIPER PA-28,N56648/ERCO,N2418H.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20081](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20081-1983-07-22), registration cancelled 1983-07-22, S/N 17260992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mid-Florida

## 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 19811010066399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066399A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172M, Eustis, FL, Destroyed. Attempted night takeoff on unlit runway. Turned off runway on liftoff, struck parked aircraft. Dense ground fog.

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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