- Date
- June 3, 1988, 13:36 local (17:36 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5245ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880603044859A
- Case key
- 32020
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot had been hired to ferry a recently purchased aircraft. He stated that the aircraft had not been flown for about 2 weeks. He had it refueled and checked the fuel tanks for water. After takeoff the engine failed at about 200 ft. he crashed into the roof of a shopping mall. Postaccident examination of the fuel and carburetor bowl revealed water to be present.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5245E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271795
- Airframe hours
- 4,255
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Miller Aircraft, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Miller Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1988 · 6 hours before
- Destination
- DBN · Dublin, GA
- Airport
- CRG · Craig, runway 22, 4,001 × 100 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
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,211 total · 18 in this make and model · 1,167 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 25 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.