# NTSB MIA80FKA10: Cessna 172, N3608S, Guanica, PR, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Guanica, PR · GUANICA,PR, PR
- Location: 17.9685° N, 66.9292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guánica, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9685&lon=-66.9292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3070  80/9/24    GUANICA,PR          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 291
        TIME - 0645                    N3608S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORINQUEN,PR                GUANICA,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD W PARKED VEHICLE ON IT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3608S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3608S-1997-01-22), registration cancelled 1997-01-22, S/N 17250808 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800924048799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924048799A), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 172, Guanica, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Landed on dirt road. Began go-around due to parked vehicle. Veered into bordering cane field, stalled into cane.

## Other investigations on N3608S (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 ATL96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA015), Nov 26, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3608S), Lajas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of power due to water in the fuel.

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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