# NTSB MIA79DKT78: Cessna 152, N757ML, Opa Locka, FL, June 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2097  79/6/27  NR.OPA LOCKA,FL       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 112
        TIME - 1155                    N757ML              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA WEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OPA LOCKA,FL                 RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757ML](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ML-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 15279848 (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
- 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 19790627022409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627022409A), Jun 27, 1979: Cessna 152, Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting practice emergency landing on airport, landed short of runway and flipped inverted.

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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