# NTSB MIA77DLD65: Cessna 172G, N3705L, Zellwood, FL, June 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Zellwood, FL · ZELLWOOD, FL
- Location: 28.7219° N, 81.5732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zellwood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7219&lon=-81.5732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2399  77/6/11    ZELLWOOD,FL         CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N3705L              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELLWOOD ORANGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          ZELLWOOD,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD NEXT TO GRASS STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3705L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3705L), registered now, S/N 17253874, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Zellwood Orange

## 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 19770611013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611013259A), Jun 11, 1977: Cessna 172G, Zellwood, FL, Substantial damage. Landed in plowed field next to grass strip.

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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