Cessna 172 N8336B

Summary

On 13 October 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8336B, operated by Gordon D. Maddox, was involved in an accident near Miles City, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 October 1984 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Miles City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Calusa Ranch (OBX)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8336B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gordon D. Maddox

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miles City → Homestead

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85LA005

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH HEAVY BRUSH AND THE GROUND DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A WET SOD RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE RWY HADBEEN FURROWED BY WILD HOGS AND HE AND HIS 13 YEAR OLD SON HAD TRIED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A TAKEOFF WASATTEMPTED USING SOFT FLD TECHNIQUE ACCORDING TO THE PLT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE TAKEOFF WAS BEGUN FROM AN INTERMEDIATE POINT ON THE RWY RATHER THAN THE END. NTSB INVESTIGATORS FAILED TO FIND FURROWS OR REPAIRS ON THE RWY WHEN CHECKED 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.