# NTSB MIA66F0340: Cessna 172E, N3683S, Lake Wales, FL, November 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1965
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0340

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3540  65/11/20   LAKE WALES FLA      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 228
        TIME - 1600                    N3683S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WALES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3683S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3683S-1992-10-26), registration cancelled 1992-10-26, S/N 17250883 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Wales

## Other investigations on N3683S (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 CHI70D0382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0382), Oct 18, 1969: Cessna 150 (N3683S), Salem, OH, 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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