# NTSB MIA66D0292: Cessna 172, N3920S, Miami, FL, October 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1965
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0292
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0292

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2946   65/10/2   MIAMI FLA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 401
        TIME - 2030                    N3920S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION-SIMULATED ASR APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3920S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3920S-2005-01-06), registration cancelled 2005-01-06, S/N 17251120, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miami

## Other investigations on N3920S (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 UNK65X1069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1069), Dec 20, 1964: Cessna 172E (N3920S), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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.

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