# NTSB MIA71DLD37: Cessna 172I, N35562, N.Smyrna Bch, FL, November 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1970
- Place: N.Smyrna Bch, FL · N.SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4206  70/11/22   N.SMYRNA BCH,FLA    CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 143
        TIME - 1545                    N35562              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRUCE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FLA           RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- L WG TIP STRUCK TREE. CONT FLT TO HOME BASE AND LND OK. APCH WAS TO ABANDONED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35562-2007-11-27), registration cancelled 2007-11-27, S/N 17256837, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spruce Creek

## Other investigations on N35562 (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 SEA07CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA109), Apr 20, 2007: Cessna 172I (N35562), Peach Springs, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusty wind condition encountered on final approach, resulting in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with a dirt berm. A contributing…

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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