# NTSB MIA76AM041: Cessna 172L, N3913Q, Key West, FL, November 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3963   75/11/8   KEY WEST,FL         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200
        TIME - 1115                    N3913Q              PX-  1  1  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY WEST,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT ON PHOTO MISSION OF BOATS PARTICIPATING IN POWERBOAT RACE FLT ABT 50FT ABV WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3913Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913Q-1976-04-06), registration cancelled 1976-04-06, S/N 17260013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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 19751108042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108042409A), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 172L, Key West, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft on photo mission of boats participating in powerboat race flt abt 50FT abv water.

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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