# NTSB MIA76AM037: Cessna 172M, N20945, Marco Island, FL, October 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1975
- Place: Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3942  75/10/28   MARCO ISLAND,FL     CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8382
        TIME - 1612                    N20945              PX-  1  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARCO ISLAND,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PHOTOGRAPHING SAILBOAT.FLAPS DOWN,SLOW FLT COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20945](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20945-1976-03-08), registration cancelled 1976-03-08, S/N 17263878, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19751028042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751028042009A), Oct 28, 1975: Cessna 172M, Marco Island, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Photographing sailboat. Flaps down,slow flt cond.

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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