# NTSB MIA76AM011: Cessna 172, N8936V, Missing Aircraft, July 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3641  75/7/28    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 26, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8936V              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT TAKEN WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.PLT AND ACFT MISSING. DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8936V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8936V-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 17264293, 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: 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 19750728030799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728030799A), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna 172M, Missing Aircraf, FL. Acft taken without authorization. Plt and acft Missing. Dmg & injury index presumed.

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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