# NTSB MIA79FLD51: Cessna 172, Cedar Key, FL, March 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1979
- Place: Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0003  79/3/15  NR.CEDAR KEY,FL       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 118
        TIME - 1400                    CF-SZZ              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR KEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCALA,FL                    CEDAR KEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 CYL SEPARATED FROM ENGINE CASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-SZZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Key

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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