- Date
- September 24, 1984, 10:22 local (14:22 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N777TACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840924050759A
- Case key
- 31198
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Plt stated, the acft was lifted off prematurely in ground effect on takeoff. When the acft reached tree top level a gust of wind caused the acft to drift to the right of the rwy where the right wing contacted trees. The acft spun 180 deg in heading before contacting the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777TA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266953
- Airframe hours
- 6,124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tursair, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1984 · 48 hours before
- Airport
- X46 · Opa Locka West, runway 9, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 247 total · 73 in this make and model · 147 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF, 8 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.