# NTSB MIA80DLD88: Cessna 172K, N79010, Chiefland, FL, August 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1980
- Place: Chiefland, FL · CHIEFLAND, FL
- Location: 29.4917° N, 82.8659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chiefland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4917&lon=-82.8659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2074   80/8/8    CHIEFLAND,FL        CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N79010              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 5246 TOTAL HOURS, 53
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECK FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  CHIEFLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD W QTRG TAIL WND TO AVOID APCH OVR OBSTACLES FM OTR DIRECTION.UN TO STOP ON 1350FT GRASS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79010-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 17257807 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beck Farm

## 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 19800808036549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800808036549A), Aug 8, 1980: Cessna 172K, Chiefland, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on private strip. Ran off end of runway and flipped inverted.

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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