Cessna 172C N1554Y
16 November 1984 · Titusville, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 November 1984 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N1554Y, operated by Robert A. Billbruck, was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Titusville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ti-Co (TIX)
- Coordinates
- 28.5801, -80.8209
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172C
- Registration
- N1554Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert A. Billbruck
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Titusville → Ocala
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA033
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AFTER HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN STARTING THE ACFT ENG HE SWITCHED OFF THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER SWITCH AND EXITED THE ACFT. LATER, DURING THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE PROPELLER TO A POSITION TO CLEAR A HAND TOE BAR, THE ACFT STARTED, TAXIED ACROSS THE AIRPORT AND TOOKOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MAGNETO KEY SELECTOR SWITCH DID NOT HAVE THE GROUNDING LEAD CONNECTED TO THE RT MAGNETO POSITION ALLOWING THE MAGNETO TO BE 'HOT' WHEN THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE ACFT WAS FOUND ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE AIRPORT WHERE IT HAD CRASHED INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1984 | Cessna 172L | Westmoreland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
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