# NTSB MIA73AM010: Cessna 172H, N1644F, Cedar Key, FL, July 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1972
- Place: Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2572  72/7/20    CEDAR KEY,FLA       CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1644F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR KEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL RIVER FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7/21/72. PLT BLOOD ALC LEVEL 0.273 PCT.DMG INDICATED ACFT HIT WATER CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1644F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1644F-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 17255039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cedar Key

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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