- Date
- July 11, 1986, 11:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1448FCessna 172H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860711032029A
- Case key
- 31669
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that he initiated a flt around the pattern, but stalled the acft during the apch to land. The acft crashed outside the arpt boundry, just short of the rwy. Prior to the flt, a mechanic, who had been working on the acft, told the plt that the annual inspn had not been completed & not to fly the plane. The mechanic also noted that the plt had been drinking. A test of the plt's blood showed an alcohol lvl of 0.25%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1448F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254943
- Airframe hours
- 2,250
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harvey C. Chapman
- Registered owner
- Larry L. Chapman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986
- Airport
- 1SM · Kissimmee Muni, runway 15, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLO, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1448F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.