# NTSB MIA75AM079: Cessna 172L, N7059Q, Marathon, FL, May 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1975
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1058  75/5/10  NR.MARATHON,FL        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 191
        TIME - 0310                    N7059Q              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MARATHON,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.19 PCT.ACFT STRUCK WATER SLTLY NOSE DWN,L WING LOW ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7059Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7059Q-1975-08-06), registration cancelled 1975-08-06, S/N 17260359 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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 19750510015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510015709A), May 10, 1975: Cessna 172L, Marathon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol lvl 0.19 pct. Acft struck water sltly nose dwn,l wing low attitude.

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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