# NTSB MIA74FLD13: Cessna 172K, N78969, Sebring, FL, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2780   73/8/1    SEBRING,FLA         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N78969              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PLACID,FLA             SEBRING,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APPLIED CARB HEAT AND CLOSED THROTTLE ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY.PLT EXTDD DNWND LEG DUE OTR TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78969 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sebring Air Term

## 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 19730801030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801030569A), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 172D, Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. Applied carb heat and closed throttle almost simultaneously. Plt extdd dnwnd leg due otr traffic.

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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