# NTSB MIA71AM108: Cessna 172E, N3710S, Villalba, PR, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Villalba, PR · VILLALBA,PR, PR
- Location: 18.1278° N, 66.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villalba, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1278&lon=-66.4819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0922   71/6/6    VILLALBA,PR         CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3710S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARECIBO,PR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    30000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BRFD BY INSTR TO REMAIN LCL DUE TO WX.OBSRVD IN,OUT OF CLDS VCNTY OBSCD MTN TOPS,20MI FRM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3710S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3710S-1971-08-20), registration cancelled 1971-08-20, S/N 17250910, built 1963 (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: 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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