# NTSB MIA77FKT20: Cessna 172, N79419, Pembroke Pines, FL, January 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1977
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL · PEMBROKE PINES, FL
- Location: 26.0031° N, 80.2239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke Pines, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0031&lon=-80.2239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3848  77/1/20    PEMBROKE PINES FL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 115
        TIME - 1750                    N79419              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEMBROKE PINES FL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79419](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79419-1980-11-05), registration cancelled 1980-11-05, S/N 17258070 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19770120000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770120000729A), Jan 20, 1977: Cessna 172K, Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. Struck wires.

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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