# NTSB MIA72DLD75: Cessna 140, N76162, N.Smyrna Bch, FL, June 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1972
- Place: N.Smyrna Bch, FL · N.SMYRNA BCH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4116  72/6/20    N.SMYRNA BCH,FLA    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 300
        TIME - 1256                    N76162              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N.SMYRNA BCH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          N.SMYRNA BCH,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRG LDG ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY WIND LNDD ON NOSE AND L WING.WIND GUSTING 27K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76162](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76162-1972-11-21), registration cancelled 1972-11-21, S/N 10559, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: N.Smyrna Bch Mun

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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