# NTSB MIA67D0175: Cessna 172, N7965B, Sun City, FL, September 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1966
- Place: Sun City, FL · SUN CITY, FL
- Location: 27.6784° N, 82.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6784&lon=-82.4787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2452   66/9/1    SUN CITY FLA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N7965B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7965B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7965B-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 29765 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sun City

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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