NTSB MIA89IA052 — 1988-12-16 · NAPLES, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N8484U

Make / Model: CESSNA 172F
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 24 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19641208
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ABA088

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8484U Cessna 150 Minor

Factual narrative

TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE ACFT ON A HIGH FAST FINAL APCH. THEY STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE ACFT WAS FORCED ON THE RWY, WHERE IT HIT ON THE NOSEWHEEL & BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. ON THE 2ND CONTACT WITH THE RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL FORK SPLIT & THE NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE 19 YR OLD STUDENT PLT STATED THAT SURFACE WINDS AT THE ARPT WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. SURFACE WIND WAS MEASURED AS CALM AT THE ARPT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MIA89IA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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