# NTSB MIA74DLA27: Cessna 175, N7366M, Cherry Lake, FL, December 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Cherry Lake, FL · CHERRY LAKE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3857   73/12/5   CHERRY LAKE,FLA     CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 445
        TIME - 1330                    N7366M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            MOULTRIE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- ACFT L HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK FENCE POST AFTR L/O.PLT CONT FLT LNDD WITHOUT FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7366M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7366M-2017-06-15), registration cancelled 2017-06-15, S/N 55666, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, 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 19731205039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205039639A), Dec 5, 1973: Cessna 175, Cherry Lake, FL, Substantial damage. Acft l horizontal stabilizer struck fence post aftr l/o.plt cont flt lndd without further dmg.

## Other investigations on N7366M (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW98FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA287), Jun 28, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7366M), Clovis, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance and the proper landing glide path. Also causal was his loss of aircraft control during an attempted go-around. Factors were the dark night…

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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