Mid-America 172 N8658U
21 June 1972 · Kenansville, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 June 1972 at about 12:30 local time, a Mid-America 172 registered N8658U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kenansville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenansville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- H E Milhouse
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mid-America 172
- Registration
- N8658U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Leesburg, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STOL MODIFICATION STC-SA1371SW.APRX 50FT AGL ACFT STARTED TO SINK PLT UN CK DSCNT INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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