# NTSB MIA75DLD17: Cessna 172, N5152R, Vero Beach, FL, September 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3228   74/9/6    VERO BEACH,FLA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1058
        TIME - 1000                    N5152R              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- BIRD NOT IDENTIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5152R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5152R), registered now, S/N 17263369, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19740906034839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906034839A), Sep 6, 1974: Cessna 172M, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Bird not identified.

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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