# NTSB MIA76AM052: Cessna 172, N5182R, Missing Aircraft, December 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1975
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4046   75/12/9   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 100
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5182R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CROIX,VI                 ST KITTS,WEST INDIES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5182R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182R-1976-05-24), registration cancelled 1976-05-24, S/N 17263399 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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 19751209042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751209042329A), Dec 9, 1975: Cessna 172M, Missing Aircraf, Destroyed. Acft dmg and 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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