# NTSB MIA71FKT20: Cessna 172H, N3809R, Pahokee, FL, November 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1970
- Place: Pahokee, FL · PAHOKEE, FL
- Location: 26.8202° N, 80.6620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pahokee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8202&lon=-80.6620&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKT20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4273  70/11/26   PAHOKEE,FLA         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N3809R              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FLA             PAHOKEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R MAG FAILED INTERNALLY.PLT NOTED 300RPM DROP BFR TKOF.LNDD IN SUGER CANE FLD.LWR PLUGS SUBSTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3809R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3809R), registered now, S/N 17255309, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Beach County

## Other investigations on N3809R (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 DEN86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA214), Jul 31, 1986: Cessna 172H (N3809R), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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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