# NTSB MIA72DLD55: Cessna 177, N3452F, Lake Wales, FL, March 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1972
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1230  72/3/18    LAKE WALES,FLA      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 239
        TIME - 1530                    N3452F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE WALES,FLA              HOLLYWOOD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT SOFT SANDY AREA ON RWY,SLOWED ACFT.HIT HARDWOOD SAPLING WITH PROP.CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3452F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3452F-1972-07-24), registration cancelled 1972-07-24, S/N 17700605, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne

## Other investigations on N3452F (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 NYC71DFA66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA66), Jun 15, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3452F), Cooperstown, NY, 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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