Cessna 172H accident near Kissimmee, Florida, July 11, 1986
On July 11, 1986 at about 3:35 pm local time, a Cessna 172H, registered N1448F, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kissimmee, Florida (Kissimmee Muni airport). 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
- July 11, 1986 · about 3:35 pm local time
- Place
- Kissimmee, Florida · Kissimmee Muni
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H · all 172Hs on the register
- Registration
- N1448F · no longer on the register · serial 17254943
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE INITIATED A FLT AROUND THE PATTERN, BUT STALLED THE ACFT DURING THE APCH TO LAND. THE ACFT CRASHED OUTSIDE THE ARPT BOUNDRY, JUST SHORT OF THE RWY. PRIOR TO THE FLT, A MECHANIC, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE ACFT, TOLD THE PLT THAT THE ANNUAL INSPN HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED & NOT TO FLY THE PLANE. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT THE PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING. A TEST OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.25%.
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
- Flight time: 700 hours in all; 4 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,250 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 1, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-300-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:49 pm from MLO, 20 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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