# NTSB MIA79DLD50: Cessna 172, N75830, Sanibel Island, FL, March 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1979
- Place: Sanibel Island, FL · SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.4404° N, 82.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4404&lon=-82.1137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0452  79/3/13    SANIBEL ISLAND,FL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1755
        TIME - 1105                    N75830              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1645 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANIBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKELAND,FL                 SANIBEL ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND W CARBURETOR HEAT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75830](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75830-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 17267986, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Sanibel

## 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 19790313004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004629A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172, Sanibel Island, FL, Substantial damage. Acft started to mush on final approach. Pilot attempted to go around but acft continued to settle short of the rwy.

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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