# NTSB MIA79FLD82: Cessna 172, N734YH, Windemere, FL, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Windemere, FL · WINDEMERE, FL
- Location: 28.1378° N, 82.4363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windemere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1378&lon=-82.4363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1962  79/7/24    WINDEMERE,FL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 864
        TIME - 1130                    N734YH              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PIERCE,FL                WINDEMERE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734YH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734YH-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 17269217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Maguire

## 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 19790724022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724022789A), Jul 24, 1979: Cessna 172N, Windermere, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted short field landing on wet strip. Only 10 degrees of flaps used , acft ran off end of runway.

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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