Cessna 172N N73723
11 June 1981 · Key Largo, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1981 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73723, operated by Lauderdale Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Key Largo, Florida, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Key Largo, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Port Largo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N73723
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lauderdale Air
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Nassau, Bahamas → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1315
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SMUGGLING ALIENS.230LBS OVR MGW & 1.3IN AFT OF REAR CG.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL .14%, FIVE DRUG TESTS POS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172N | Big Bear, California, United States | Security AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1981 | Cessna 172 | North Reading, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1981 | Cessna 172E | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | Knox Aero Klub | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1981 | Cessna 172 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | R.e.foy | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1981 | Cessna 170B | Red Oak, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1981 | Beechcraft J35 | Burbank, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |