# NTSB MIA80DLD69: Cessna 172N, N737JB, Captiva Island, FL, June 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1980
- Place: Captiva Island, FL · CAPTIVA ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.5276° N, 82.1948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Captiva Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5276&lon=-82.1948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1020   80/6/4    CAPTIVA ISLAND,FL   CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 155
        TIME - 1520                    N737JB              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEAIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPTIVA ISLAND,FL           FT MYERS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- GRASS ON RWY 6-8IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737JB-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 17269444, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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: Seair

## 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 19800604017459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604017459A), Jun 4, 1980: Cessna 172N, Captiva Island, FL, Substantial damage. Short field, tall grass, downwind. Lifted off, unable to climb. Hit water 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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