# NTSB MIA75FLD10: Cessna 172G, N4320L, Wauchula, FL, August 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Wauchula, FL · WAUCHULA, FL
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2911  74/8/11    WAUCHULA,FLA        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 442
        TIME - 0745                    N4320L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUCHULA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUCHULA,FLA                AVON PARK,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS ABT 20FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4320L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320L-1974-10-21), registration cancelled 1974-10-21, S/N 17254389, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wauchula Muni

## 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 19740811029579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811029579A), Aug 11, 1974: Cessna 172G, Wauchula, FL, Destroyed. Pwr loss abt 20FT AGL.

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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