NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA90FA118
Registry · N7268G
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 182S
Year of manufacture
1999
TCDS
3A13 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19990503
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9BD4D
Registrant of record
REGISTRATION PENDING
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILUE TO CONDUCT PROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATIONS, RESULTING IN A TAKEOFF AT 175 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, AND ON THE IMPROPER RUNWAY FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE BEING UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH ELECTRICAL LINES 1,625 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Factual narrative
PILOT MADE A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED AT A WEIGHT 175 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT FOR THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES 1,625 FEET PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_MIA90FA118.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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