Culver V accident near Deland, Florida, June 28, 1986
On June 28, 1986 at about 11:30 am local time, a Culver V, registered N80273, was substantially damaged in an accident near Deland, Florida (Pine Lakes airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 1986 · about 11:30 am local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Deland, Florida · Pine Lakes · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Culver V · all Vs on the register
- Registration
- N80273 · registry record · serial V-192
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT ON HIS LANDING APCH HE REDUCED THE POWER TOO SOON, THE ACFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 280 hours in all; 40 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 795 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C85 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SFB Sanford FL at 11:15 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 am from DAB, 25 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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N80273 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Culver V 11 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Culver 78 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental C85 4,672 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Calhoun Liberty Hospital Heliport · nearest airport
- Orlando Sanford International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,704 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA86LA193.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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