# NTSB MIA79DKT08: Cessna 172, N13165, Lk Okeechobee, FL, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Lk Okeechobee, FL · LK OKEECHOBEE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4140  78/9/17  NR.LK OKEECHOBEE,FL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 395
        TIME - 1000                    N13165              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM BEACH,FL              LK OKEECHOBEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13165](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13165-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 17262543, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rutenberg

## 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 19780917042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917042829A), Sep 17, 1978: Cessna 172M, Lk Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N13165 (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 ATL82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA049), Feb 8, 1982: Cessna C-172 (N13165), Brownsville, KY, destroyed

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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