# NTSB MIA74AM039: Cessna 172K, N46575, Kissimmee, FL, October 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1973
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3300  73/10/18 NR.KISSIMMEE,FLA      CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N46575              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 NASSAU,BI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- MDT RAIN SHWRS,SPARSE LTG IN AREA. RECOVERED FROM LAKE 10/27/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46575](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46575-1974-08-09), registration cancelled 1974-08-09, S/N 172-57362 (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

## 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 19731018038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731018038489A), Oct 18, 1973: Cessna 172K, Kissimmee, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. MDT rain shwrs,sparse ltg in area. Recovered from lake 10/27/73.

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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