# NTSB MIA77FA021: Cessna 172N, N73840, Chiefland, FL, December 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1976
- Place: Chiefland, FL · CHIEFLAND, FL
- Location: 29.4917° N, 82.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chiefland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4917&lon=-82.8659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4094  76/12/28   CHIEFLAND,FL        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 122
        TIME - 1410                    N73840              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          POMPANO BEACH,FL            TALLAHASSEE,FL               SEBRING,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73840](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73840-1977-01-25), registration cancelled 1977-01-25, S/N 17267713 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: White Farms

## 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 19761228040269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040269A), Dec 28, 1976: Cessna 172N, Chiefland, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wind gusting 20K

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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