Amateur-built ACRO - SPORT #1 accident near Panama City, Florida, July 22, 1984
On July 22, 1984 at about 4:45 pm local time, a amateur-built ACRO - SPORT #1, registered N3783G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Panama City, Florida (Sandy Creek Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 1984 · about 4:45 pm local time
- Place
- Panama City, Florida · Sandy Creek Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built ACRO - SPORT #1 ACRO - SPO
- Registration
- N3783G · no longer on the register · serial 1981
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT INADVERTANTLY SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE FOR LANDING. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS LATER ADVANCED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PLT TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE ARPT. THE PLT DID SUGGEST THAT THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE BE FURTHER SEPARATED AND DIFFERENTIATED TO HELP AVOID THIS SITUATION AND THAT OTHER PLT/OWNERS/BUILDERS BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 20,000 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 16 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 3,750 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,700 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:49 pm from TLH, 27 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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