# NTSB MIA79FKT92: Cessna 172, N13052, Miami, FL, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3799  79/8/28  NR.MIAMI,FL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 117
        TIME - 1845                    N13052              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MIAMI,FL                     FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SOURCE OF IN-FLT OIL LEAK UNKN.OIL TEMP TMTR REPLACED .2HR BFR ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13052](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13052-1981-02-06), registration cancelled 1981-02-06, S/N 17262459, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19790828024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828024339A), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna 172, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine seized after takeoff because of loss of oil. Pilot crashed during emergency landing attempt.

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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