# NTSB MIA77DLA34: Cessna T-41A, N7748L, Panama City, FL, June 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2561   77/6/2    PANAMA CITY,FL      CESSNA T-41A        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0935                    N7748L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- LIGHT TURB PRESENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7748L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7748L-2008-02-13), registration cancelled 2008-02-13, S/N 17259013, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-41A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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
- Airport: Bay County

## 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 19770602028829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602028829A), Jun 2, 1977: Cessna 172K, Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Light turb present

## Other investigations on N7748L (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 ATL05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA107), Jun 19, 2005: Cessna 172 K (N7748L), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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