# NTSB MIA69D0428: Cessna 172F, N8438U, Balm, FL, March 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1969
- Place: Balm, FL · BALM, FL
- Location: 27.7531° N, 82.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Balm, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7531&lon=-82.2890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1284  69/3/16    BALM,FLA            CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 657
        TIME - 1330                    N8438U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON EDGE OF NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8438U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8438U), registered now, S/N 17252338, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Balm

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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