Plane Crash List

Cessna 172B N7846X

24 April 1985 · Brooksville, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7846X, operated by MOE Gittleson, was involved in an accident near Brooksville, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Brooksville, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Pilot Country (XO5)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172B
Registration
N7846X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
MOE Gittleson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85FLD01

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 2 1 0

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 A PLT STATEMENT, HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ABOUT 800 FT & HELD 70 MPH WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS & THE CARB HEAT ON. AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL APCH, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOR A POWER ADJUSTMENT, BUT THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR THE EDGE OF A POND SHORT OF THE RWY. A POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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