# NTSB MIA76DLG10: Cessna 172H, N3292L, Nichols, SC, August 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1975
- Place: Nichols, SC · NICHOLS, SC
- Location: 34.2352° N, 79.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nichols, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2352&lon=-79.1491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2274  75/8/19    NICHOLS,SC          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N3292L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 795 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            348 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NICHOLS,SC                  MARION,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED ON TKEOFF FROM 1200 FT FIELD FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.FLD WET AND SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3292L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292L-2025-04-30), registration cancelled 2025-04-30, S/N 17256192, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, 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 19750819025599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819025599A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna 172H, Nichols, SC, Substantial damage. Acft stalled on tkeoff from 1200 ft field following precautionary lndg. Fld wet and soft.

## Other investigations on N3292L (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.

- [NTSB IAD79FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA015), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3292L), Mt Airy, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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