- Date
- February 1, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal River, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5111DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820201002349A
- Case key
- 70380
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was a foreign national that was dispatched on a solo cross-country training flight. However, he departed on a different route with a passenger. During the return flight, he encountered deteriorating weather and decided to land at the Crystal River airport. A witness observed the pilot land with a tailwind, then initiated a go-around about 3/4 of the way down the runway. While climbing over trees, the aircraft rolled left, the nose dropped, and the plane crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5111D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272425
- Airframe hours
- 1,967
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Burnside Ott
- Registered owner
- Burnside Ott
- Departed
- Perry, FL
- Destination
- Opa Locka, FL
- Airport
- X31 · Crystal River, runway 27, 3,000 × 0 ft, gravel
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 27 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.