# NTSB MIA79DKT37: Cessna 172, N9461H, Opa Locka, FL, January 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1979
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1822  79/1/17    OPA LOCKA,FL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 209
        TIME - 1240                    N9461H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9461H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Opa Locka West

## 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 19790117000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117000969A), Jan 17, 1979: Cessna 172, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted takeoff, ran off runway into rough terrain.

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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