# NTSB MIA79FA015: Cessna 172N, N733QV, Ormond Beach, FL, November 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1978
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3900  78/11/20   ORMOND BEACH,FL     CESSNA 172N         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2037                    N733QV              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 922 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            315 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WX BRIEF RCVD VIA ARPT ATIS INFO. COMPANY DID NOT PROHIBIT ACTUAL PARTIAL PANEL FLT TNG IN WX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733QV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733QV-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 17268474 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781120044499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781120044499A), Nov 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Ormond Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Weather ATIS information. Company did not prohibit actual panel flight training in weather.

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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