# NTSB MIA77FA086: Cessna 172N, N75ER, Bunnell, FL, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2714   77/9/7  NR.BUNNELL,FL         CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2043                    N75ER               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 356 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            209 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        REMARKS- PRACTICING RECOVERY FRM UNUSUAL ATTITUDES.ADVISED BY STUDENT THEY WERE AT 300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75ER](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75ER), registered now, S/N 17269776, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-H2AD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (registry code 42131, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770907031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907031829A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 172D, Bunnell, FL, Destroyed. Practicing recovery frm unusual attitudes. Advised by student they were at 300FT.

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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