# NTSB MIA79DKT66: Cessna 152, N49967, Ochopee, FL, March 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1979
- Place: Ochopee, FL · OCHOPEE, FL
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1671  79/3/18  NR.OCHOPEE,FL         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 228
        TIME - 1355                    N49967              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMIAMI,FL                  RETURN                       FT.WALTON BEACH,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
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNPREPARED SURFACE FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49967](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49967-2000-08-11), registration cancelled 2000-08-11, S/N 15281417 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (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 19790318012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790318012049A), Mar 18, 1979: Cessna 152, Ochopee, FL, Substantial damage. Made landing in field in swampy area. Nose wheel sank in. Aircraft flipped over.

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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