# NTSB MIA81DLA24: Cessna 172N, N733RW, Bunnell, FL, May 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1981
- Place: Bunnell, FL · BUNNELL, FL
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1055  81/5/14  NR.BUNNELL,FL         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N733RW              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1080 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAGLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTONA BEACH,FL           BUNNELL,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- UNDERSHOT ENG-OUT APCH.STDNT APPLIED FULL PWR,CFI UN MOVE STDNTS HAND TO RETARD PWR.LNDD SHORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733RW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733RW), registered now, S/N 17268499, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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
- Airport: Flagler County

## 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 19810514025219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514025219A), May 14, 1981: Cessna 172N, Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Low on simulated forced landing. Student advanced throttle abruptly. Engine hisitated. Crash-landed short of runway

## Other investigations on N733RW (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 ANC95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA042), Mar 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N733RW), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT FOR TORQUE/P FACTOR. THE PRESENCE OF SNOWBERMS THAT NARROWED THE WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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