# NTSB MIA71DLA01: Cessna 172K, N46434, Panacea, FL, July 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1970
- Place: Panacea, FL · PANACEA, FL
- Location: 30.0264° N, 84.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panacea, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0264&lon=-84.3926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2875   70/7/3    PANACEA,FLA         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 341
        TIME - 1500                    N46434              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAKULLA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANACEA,FLA                 VALDOSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NEAR MAX GROSS WT. GRASS ON RWY 3-4 FT HIGH. RUTS ON 2/3 OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46434](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46434-1977-10-13), registration cancelled 1977-10-13, S/N 17257265, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wakulla County

## Other investigations on N46434 (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 ANC77DAH12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH12), Sep 2, 1977: Cessna 172K (N46434), Glenallen, AK, 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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