# NTSB MIA72DKT61: Cessna 336, N3802U, Indiantown, FL, March 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1972
- Place: Indiantown, FL · INDIANTOWN, FL
- Location: 27.0400° N, 80.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiantown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0400&lon=-80.4882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKT61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1448  72/3/10    INDIANTOWN,FLA      CESSNA 336          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 937
        TIME - 1430                    N3802U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 541 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALCOMA STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE WALES,FLA              INDIANTOWN,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 18K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3802U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3802U-1990-04-25), registration cancelled 1990-04-25, S/N 3360102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 336
- Registry model: [Cessna 336](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-336) (registry code 2075602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alcoma Strip

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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