# NTSB MIA84LA167: Cessna 172N, N84FP, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, May 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1984, 13:12 local (18:12 UTC)
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Coordinates: 26.089878, -80.150016 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0899&lon=-80.1500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31135/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA167

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF AFTER RUNNING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 50 DEGREES AT 13 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEGREES AT 14 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84FP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84FP-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 17271392, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17271392
- Airframe hours: 5000
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Unger Wolfgang
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FLL, FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Destination: 34J, NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale, runway 9L, 8,048 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 404 total, 362 in this make and model, 291 as pilot in command, 74 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FLL

## 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 19840510016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510016589A), May 10, 1984: Cessna 172N, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway during takeoff and flipped inverted in grass area.

## Other investigations on N84FP (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA83LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA094), Mar 19, 1983: Cessna 172 (N84FP), Near Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

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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