# Accident 19751108042409A: Cessna 172L, Key West, FL, November 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913Q-1976-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108042409A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ON PHOTO MISSION OF BOATS PARTICIPATING IN POWERBOAT RACE FLT ABT 50FT ABV WATER.

## 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 MIA76AM041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM041), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 172L (N3913Q), Key West, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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