# NTSB MIA78FKT52: Cessna 172N, N738VF, Labelle, FL, May 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Labelle, FL · LABELLE, FL
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKT52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1593  78/5/14    LABELLE,FL          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 113
        TIME - 1130                    N738VF              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                FT MEYERS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738VF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738VF-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 17270266 (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: 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 19780514014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514014499A), May 14, 1978: Cessna 172D, Labelle, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N738VF (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 MIA81FLD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD54), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172 (N738VF), Sebastian Inlt, FL, substantial damage

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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