Cessna C-172M accident near Immokalee, Florida, August 14, 1985
On August 14, 1985 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Cessna C-172M, registered N13750, was destroyed in an accident near Immokalee, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. 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
- August 14, 1985 · about 2:45 pm local time
- Place
- Immokalee, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-172M
- Registration
- N13750 · registry record · serial 17262991
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED GRASS STRIP FOR A LOCAL FLT AND WAS RETURNING TO LAND TOWARD THE NORTH. ON SHORT FINAL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN UMARKED POWER TRANSMISSION LINE APRX 100 FT AGL AND 0.25 MILE SOUTH OF THE APCH END OF THE AIRSTRIP.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,456 hours in all; 607 in this make and model; 5,045 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,007 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 25, 1985; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 pm from FMY, 38 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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