# Accident 19790313004629A: Cessna 172, Sanibel Island, FL, March 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1979, 16:05 local time
- Place: Sanibel Island, FL
- Airport: Island Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N75830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75830-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 1,645 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA79DLD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD50), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N75830), Sanibel Island, FL, substantial damage

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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