Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
New Hibiscus Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Vero Beach, Florida 32966
Sunday, April 10, 1988 15:18 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 36 WITH FULL FLAPS ON THE GRASS STRIP BORDERED ON BOTH SIDES BY CITRUS GROVES, SURFACE WINDS IN THE AREA WERE 120 DEGS AT 11 KTS. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OFF THE RWY TOWARD THE GROVE. THE PLT WITNESSES STATED THAT FULL POWER WAS APPLIED & WITH FULL FLAPS STILL EXTENDED, A GO ARND WAS ATTEMPTED WITH THE NOSE IN AN EXTREME NOSE HI ATTITUDE. THE LT WING STRUCK THE TREES & THE ACFT PASSED OVER THE 225 FT WIDE GROVE, A CANAL, ROAD, & POWERLINES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A 40 FT HIGH PINE TREE WITH FULL FLAPS STILL EXTENDED & STILL IN AN EXTREME NOSE HI ATTITUDE. THE PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THE ACFT STATES 'FLAP DEFLECTIONS GREATER THAN 10 DEGREES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR TAKE OFF.' THE PILOT LATER SAID HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE FLT OR ACCIDENT. THE PLT-RATED PAX SEATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND WAS NOT WEARING HIS SHOULDER HARNESS.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/10/1988 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1518 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | VERO BEACH |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 32966 |
| Event Date Year | 1988 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | NEW HIBISCUS |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | X52 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 25 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 80 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | VRB |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 25 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 6 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 10000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 23 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 16 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 120 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 2 |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 315 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Apr 10 1988 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1540 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 36106 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 11:41AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6283F |
| NTSB Number | MIA88FA142 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 172N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17273179 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 18 1988 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 57 |
| Airframe Hours | 1137 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | INDIAN RIVER FLYING SERVICE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1890 98 AVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | VERO BEACH |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 32966 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | CITRUS GROVE AVIATION, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | OCF |
| Departure City | OCALA |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1400 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | X52 |
| Destination City | VERO BEACH |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Go-around (VFR) |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 36 |
| Runway Length | 3300 |
| Runway Width | 160 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |