# NTSB MIA72AM008: Cessna 172E, N5465T, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1782  71/7/31    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 2112                    N5465T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- CTL TWR PERS TRIED TO VECTOR PLT TO ARPT. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .239 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5465T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5465T-1971-09-16), registration cancelled 1971-09-16, S/N 17251365 (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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