# NTSB MIA72AM141: Cessna 172B, N7516X, Santee, SC, June 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1972
- Place: Santee, SC · SANTEE, SC
- Location: 33.4847° N, 80.4851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4847&lon=-80.4851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0367  72/6/24    SANTEE,SC           CESSNA 172B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 0924                    N7516X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS AND WHEELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEBURG,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK TREES DRG L BANK AFTR 4TH PASS OVR GAS STATION,CRASHED INVERTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7516X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516X-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 17248016, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Wings And Wheels

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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