# NTSB MIA80DLD79: Cessna 172, N176ER, Brooksville, FL, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1023   80/7/4    BROOKSVILLE,FL      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0930                    N176ER              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL            BROOKSVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N176ER](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176ER), registered now, S/N 17269507 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brooksville

## 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 19800704025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704025849A), Jul 4, 1980: Cessna 172N, Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N176ER (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA84LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA033), Nov 22, 1983: Cessna 172N (N176ER), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

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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