# NTSB MIA80FLA03: Cessna 172M, N21524, Interlachen, FL, October 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1979
- Place: Interlachen, FL · INTERLACHEN, FL
- Location: 29.6221° N, 81.8943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Interlachen, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6221&lon=-81.8943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3636  79/10/18 NR.INTERLACHEN,FL     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N21524              PX-  0  1  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         INTERLACHEN,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE W 6 TO 12IN HIGH GRASS TURF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21524](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21524-1982-08-30), registration cancelled 1982-08-30, S/N 17263962, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791018031939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791018031939A), Oct 18, 1979: Cessna 172M, Interlacken, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted takeoff from pasture with high grass, rough ground. Hit trees at departure end.

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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