Cessna 180J accident near Pahokee, Florida, August 2, 1988
On August 2, 1988 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Cessna 180J, registered N9962N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pahokee, Florida (Pahokee 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
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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1988 · about 2:45 pm local time
- Place
- Pahokee, Florida · Pahokee · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180J · all 180Js on the register
- Registration
- N9962N · no longer on the register · serial 18052617
- 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 HE WAS ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING. ON ROLLOUT HE 'HIT' THE BRAKES. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
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: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,639 hours in all; 1,551 in this make and model; 28 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days; 1,540 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 21, 1987; 92 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PIE St Petersburg FL at 11:00 am
- Destination: PHK Panokee FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,946 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 2,400 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
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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Other NTSB records under N9962N the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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