# Accident 19840924050759A: Cessna 172K, Miami, FL, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 10:22 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9405° N, 80.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9405&lon=-80.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TA-1984-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 73 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924050759A

## Narrative

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

MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF. DRIFTED INTO TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN A NEAR STALL ATITUDE.

## 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 MIA84LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA261), Sep 24, 1984: Cessna 172 (N777TA), Miami, 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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