# NTSB MIA86LA078: Cessna 172F, N8886U, Clewiston, FL, February 15, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 15, 1986, 11:38 local (16:38 UTC)
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Coordinates: 26.749336, -80.93003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7493&lon=-80.9300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31576/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA078

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - preflight briefing service - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886U-1991-02-07), registration cancelled 1991-02-07, S/N 17252805 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252805
- Airframe hours: 1596
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860215002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860215002869A), Feb 15, 1986: Cessna 172F, Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. During landing in a strong crosswind, aircraft veered off the runway side and collided with a ditch.

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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