# NTSB MIA73DLA35: Cessna 172D, N2500X, Sunnyside Bch, FL, May 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1973
- Place: Sunnyside Bch, FL · SUNNYSIDE BCH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1231   73/5/5    SUNNYSIDE BCH,FLA   CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 108
        TIME - 0830                    N2500X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,ALA              PANAMA CITY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- LNDD ON SANDY BEACH,DRG ROLL-OUT ACFT NOSE LWRD AND NOSED INTO SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2500X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2500X), registered now, S/N 17249800, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730505011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011969A), May 5, 1973: Cessna 172D, Sunnyside Bch, FL, Substantial damage. Lndd on sandy beach,drg roll-out acft nose lwrd and nosed into sand.

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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