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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Sanibel Island, FL · March 13, 1979

Date
March 13, 1979 · 16:05 local
Place
Sanibel Island, FL
Airport
Island Beach
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N75830
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DLD50
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,755 total1,645 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft started to mush on final approach. Pilot attempted to go around but acft continued to settle short of the rwy.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STARTED TO MUSH ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT ACFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE SHORT OF THE RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.