- Date
- June 7, 1984, 20:20 local (Jun 8, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cocoa Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2493ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840607023039A
- Case key
- 31142
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Analysis
The plt was flying low & dropping leaflets in the vicinity of a graduation crowd at a high school. During a maneuvering turn, the acft fell 'from the sky' & crashed in a canal. According to witnesses, the acft was 'low & slow' when it started to turn prior to crashing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2493E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271300
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Antonj. Schwing
- Registered owner
- William G. Myers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 31, 1984 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- COI · Merritt Island, FL
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLB, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.