# NTSB MIA68D0545: Cessna 172, N7718X, Naples, FL, May 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1968
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0545

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1374  68/5/15    NAPLES,FLA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 700
        TIME - 0640                    N7718X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT EXECUTED LFT TURN TO AVOID ACFT CLOSING RAPIDLY FROM HIS RIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7718X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7718X-2021-03-06), registration cancelled 2021-03-06, S/N 17248218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Naples

## Other investigations on N7718X (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 FTW85LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA103), Jan 25, 1985: Cessna 172B (N7718X), Coushatta, LA, 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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