# NTSB MIA73AM084: Cessna 172K, N84051, Perry, FL, February 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1973
- Place: Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078  73/2/14    PERRY,FLA           CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 195
        TIME - 1911                    N84051              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.TSTM IN AREA.PIECE OF BULLET FOUND IN PLTS HEART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84051-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 17258316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perry

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730214005299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730214005299A), Feb 14, 1973: Cessna 172D, Perry, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Loss of ctl for undet reason. Tstm in area. Piece of bullet found in plts heart.

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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