# NTSB MIA80DLE01: Cessna 172, N737MU, Kissimmee, FL, September 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1980
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3127  80/9/15    KISSIMMEE,FL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 214
        TIME - 1100                    N737MU              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMMEE,FL                ST.PETERSBURG,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE L WING STRUT & L HOR STABILIZER.ACFT WAS LNDD SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737MU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737MU), registered now, S/N 17269529, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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

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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