# NTSB MIA76DLD57: Cessna 172, N7682G, Plymouth, FL, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1512  76/5/22    PLYMOUTH,FL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 316
        TIME - 2100                    N7682G              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONALD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LIGHT DIDNT COME ON WHEN SWITCH ACTIVATED,CB OK.UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7682G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7682G-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 17259382, 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
- Airport: Mcdonald Field

## 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 19760522016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522016199A), May 22, 1976: Cessna 172L, Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Light didnt come on when switch activated,cb ok. Unlighted airport.

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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