# Accident 19750524012099A: Cessna 172L, Sanibel Island, FL, May 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Sanibel Island, FL
- Airport: Sanibel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.4404° N, 82.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4404&lon=-82.1137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7002Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7002Q-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 30 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524012099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTR ROUNDOUT ACFT FLOATED.RAN OFF END OF RWY HIT A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75DKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT82), May 24, 1975: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Sanibel Island, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7002Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950224002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224002569A), Feb 24, 1995: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Saratoga Spring, NY, Substantial damage. Stopped crosswind during taxi for takeoff. Was blown over by 37 knot wind. Crosswind component 15 knots.
- [Incident 19921022045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022045969I), Oct 22, 1992: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Albany, NY. Experienced a drop of RPM after departure. Returned to airport. Engine quit on final. Suspect carburetor ice.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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