# NTSB MIA76DKT80: Cessna 172, N7941G, Deerfld Beach, FL, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Deerfld Beach, FL · DEERFLD BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.3117° N, 80.1254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deerfield Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3117&lon=-80.1254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120  76/5/31    DEERFLD BEACH,FL    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 980
        TIME - 1400                    N7941G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 430 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEERFLD BEACH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT ON SOD STRIP FOR SOME TIME.ROUGHNESS OF STRIP CONTRIBUTED TO FAILURE.P/N S2138-1.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7941G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7941G), registered now, S/N 17259641, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760531017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531017279A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172L, Deerfld Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Plt flew acft on sod strip for some time. Roughness of strip contributed to failure.p/n S2138-1.

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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