- Date
- February 15, 1986, 11:38 local (16:38 UTC)
- Place
- Clewiston, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8886UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860215002869A
- Case key
- 31576
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that a x-wind caused him to lose control of the acft while attempting to land on a x-country flt. The acft departed the rwy and struck a ditch. The plt indicated that no pre-flt wx briefing was obtained prior to departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8886U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252805
- Airframe hours
- 1,596
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Face Flight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1985 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Destination
- X53 · Clewiston, FL
- Airport
- X53 · Clewiston, runway 32, 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
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 125 in this make and model · 328 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 50 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.