# NTSB MIA75DLA45: Cessna 172, N3580S, Old Town, FL, May 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1975
- Place: Old Town, FL · OLD TOWN, FL
- Location: 29.6013° N, 82.9818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6013&lon=-82.9818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3446  75/5/15    OLD TOWN,FL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3580S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 1873 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBL1N,GA                   SARASOTA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INCLUDED IN PLT BRIEFING WAS MIA SIGMET BRAVO 2.ENCTRD LOW CLG AND DETERIORATING VIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3580S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3580S-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 17250780, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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 19750515032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515032039A), May 15, 1975: Cessna 172E, Old Town, FL, Substantial damage. Included in plt briefing was mia SIGMET bravo 2.enctrd low clg and deteriorating vis.

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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