# NTSB MIA70DLA24: Cessna 172E, N3781S, Pensacola, FL, June 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1970
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2582  70/6/19    PENSACOLA,FLA       CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2680
        TIME - 1249                    N3781S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSACOLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTANBURG,SC              PENSACOLA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WINDS VARIABLE 90 DEG TO 180 DEG 10 K.AIRCRAFT HIT AIRPORT TAXI SIGNS ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3781S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3781S-1989-07-17), registration cancelled 1989-07-17, S/N 17250981 (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: Pensacola

## Other investigations on N3781S (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 MIA85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA213), Jul 18, 1985: Cessna 172 (N3781S), Leesburg, FL, destroyed

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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